|
| If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|||||||
|
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
|
#11
July 20th, 2009, 04:58 PM
posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
|
|||
|
|||
Code for the 2007 version?
Darn it...I meant to say 'file as' field...
Selecting contacts to copy and using 'copy to folder' from the edit menu... -- J.T. Kiser "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: What's the Display As field? There is no such field in Outlook. What field is changing and when? How are you "copying" these Contacts? -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "JTKiser1022" wrote in message ... Business Card View and Display As field... Sorry 'bout that... -- J.T. Kiser "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Code hasn't changed. Question is unclear. To what view are you referring and what field? -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "JTKiser1022" wrote in message ... Can you point me in the direction of code for the 2007 version...and would that code fix the following problem? When I copy my contacts from one folder to another they seem to display fine according to my settings (Last name, First name) however the moment I leave that folder and return to it, the contacts are all displaying as First name Last name...I am working with around 400+ contacts so far and increasing. I cannot possibly change them one-by-one and apparently, even if I did, they'd most likely revert to whatever Outlook thinks is best. VERY ANNOYING! Any help would be VERY MUCH appreciated! J.T. Kiser "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Here are the instructions then: http://support.microsoft.com/default...Product=ol2002 -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "ArtLene_Russo" wrote in message ... OOPS!, I am using 0utlook 2002 , Windows 2000 Thanks for your help. ArtLene "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: You would have to run code to do that and we don't even know your Outlook version. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "ArtLene_Russo" wrote in message ... Is there a way to change a whole contact list at one time to- file as "company then contact name" I do not know why but my contact list keeps reverting to " file as: First then last name " and I need it to file by company first. I have manually changed each one to file as: company then name several times It would helpIf there was a way to change them all at one time. I have gone into options and set it for a company first preference but tis does not make any changes. -- ArtLene 
|
|
#12
July 20th, 2009, 04:59 PM
posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
|
|||
|
|||
|
Code for the 2007 version?
The field seems to change on it's own after I move to another folder and back
again...it copies correctly and then when i move back to it a second later it has reverted to first name last name... -- J.T. Kiser "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: What's the Display As field? There is no such field in Outlook. What field is changing and when? How are you "copying" these Contacts? -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "JTKiser1022" wrote in message ... Business Card View and Display As field... Sorry 'bout that... -- J.T. Kiser "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Code hasn't changed. Question is unclear. To what view are you referring and what field? -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "JTKiser1022" wrote in message ... Can you point me in the direction of code for the 2007 version...and would that code fix the following problem? When I copy my contacts from one folder to another they seem to display fine according to my settings (Last name, First name) however the moment I leave that folder and return to it, the contacts are all displaying as First name Last name...I am working with around 400+ contacts so far and increasing. I cannot possibly change them one-by-one and apparently, even if I did, they'd most likely revert to whatever Outlook thinks is best. VERY ANNOYING! Any help would be VERY MUCH appreciated! J.T. Kiser "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Here are the instructions then: http://support.microsoft.com/default...Product=ol2002 -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "ArtLene_Russo" wrote in message ... OOPS!, I am using 0utlook 2002 , Windows 2000 Thanks for your help. ArtLene "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: You would have to run code to do that and we don't even know your Outlook version. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "ArtLene_Russo" wrote in message ... Is there a way to change a whole contact list at one time to- file as "company then contact name" I do not know why but my contact list keeps reverting to " file as: First then last name " and I need it to file by company first. I have manually changed each one to file as: company then name several times It would helpIf there was a way to change them all at one time. I have gone into options and set it for a company first preference but tis does not make any changes. -- ArtLene
|
|
#13
July 20th, 2009, 09:35 PM
posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
|
|||
|
|||
|
Code for the 2007 version?
What preference did you set for the File As... field in the recipient
folder? The File As... field is a derived field, not a static one. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "JTKiser1022" wrote in message ... The field seems to change on it's own after I move to another folder and back again...it copies correctly and then when i move back to it a second later it has reverted to first name last name... -- J.T. Kiser "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: What's the Display As field? There is no such field in Outlook. What field is changing and when? How are you "copying" these Contacts? -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "JTKiser1022" wrote in message ... Business Card View and Display As field... Sorry 'bout that... -- J.T. Kiser "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Code hasn't changed. Question is unclear. To what view are you referring and what field? -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "JTKiser1022" wrote in message ... Can you point me in the direction of code for the 2007 version...and would that code fix the following problem? When I copy my contacts from one folder to another they seem to display fine according to my settings (Last name, First name) however the moment I leave that folder and return to it, the contacts are all displaying as First name Last name...I am working with around 400+ contacts so far and increasing. I cannot possibly change them one-by-one and apparently, even if I did, they'd most likely revert to whatever Outlook thinks is best. VERY ANNOYING! Any help would be VERY MUCH appreciated! J.T. Kiser "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Here are the instructions then: http://support.microsoft.com/default...Product=ol2002 -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "ArtLene_Russo" wrote in message ... OOPS!, I am using 0utlook 2002 , Windows 2000 Thanks for your help. ArtLene "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: You would have to run code to do that and we don't even know your Outlook version. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "ArtLene_Russo" wrote in message ... Is there a way to change a whole contact list at one time to- file as "company then contact name" I do not know why but my contact list keeps reverting to " file as: First then last name " and I need it to file by company first. I have manually changed each one to file as: company then name several times It would helpIf there was a way to change them all at one time. I have gone into options and set it for a company first preference but tis does not make any changes. -- ArtLene
|
|
#14
July 20th, 2009, 09:46 PM
posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
|
|||
|
|||
|
Code for the 2007 version?
It is set to last name first name...the contacts copy to the folder correctly
but as soon as i come back to it they are changed to first name last name... -- J.T. Kiser "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: What preference did you set for the File As... field in the recipient folder? The File As... field is a derived field, not a static one. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "JTKiser1022" wrote in message ... The field seems to change on it's own after I move to another folder and back again...it copies correctly and then when i move back to it a second later it has reverted to first name last name... -- J.T. Kiser "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: What's the Display As field? There is no such field in Outlook. What field is changing and when? How are you "copying" these Contacts? -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "JTKiser1022" wrote in message ... Business Card View and Display As field... Sorry 'bout that... -- J.T. Kiser "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Code hasn't changed. Question is unclear. To what view are you referring and what field? -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "JTKiser1022" wrote in message ... Can you point me in the direction of code for the 2007 version...and would that code fix the following problem? When I copy my contacts from one folder to another they seem to display fine according to my settings (Last name, First name) however the moment I leave that folder and return to it, the contacts are all displaying as First name Last name...I am working with around 400+ contacts so far and increasing. I cannot possibly change them one-by-one and apparently, even if I did, they'd most likely revert to whatever Outlook thinks is best. VERY ANNOYING! Any help would be VERY MUCH appreciated! J.T. Kiser "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Here are the instructions then: http://support.microsoft.com/default...Product=ol2002 -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "ArtLene_Russo" wrote in message ... OOPS!, I am using 0utlook 2002 , Windows 2000 Thanks for your help. ArtLene "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: You would have to run code to do that and we don't even know your Outlook version. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "ArtLene_Russo" wrote in message ... Is there a way to change a whole contact list at one time to- file as "company then contact name" I do not know why but my contact list keeps reverting to " file as: First then last name " and I need it to file by company first. I have manually changed each one to file as: company then name several times It would helpIf there was a way to change them all at one time. I have gone into options and set it for a company first preference but tis does not make any changes. -- ArtLene
|
|
#15
July 20th, 2009, 10:36 PM
posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
|
|||
|
|||
|
Code for the 2007 version?
State how you set it to Last, First.
State where it changes: Title Bar? Card? Both? -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "JTKiser1022" wrote in message ... It is set to last name first name...the contacts copy to the folder correctly but as soon as i come back to it they are changed to first name last name... -- J.T. Kiser "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: What preference did you set for the File As... field in the recipient folder? The File As... field is a derived field, not a static one. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "JTKiser1022" wrote in message ... The field seems to change on it's own after I move to another folder and back again...it copies correctly and then when i move back to it a second later it has reverted to first name last name... -- J.T. Kiser "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: What's the Display As field? There is no such field in Outlook. What field is changing and when? How are you "copying" these Contacts? -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "JTKiser1022" wrote in message ... Business Card View and Display As field... Sorry 'bout that... -- J.T. Kiser "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Code hasn't changed. Question is unclear. To what view are you referring and what field? -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "JTKiser1022" wrote in message ... Can you point me in the direction of code for the 2007 version...and would that code fix the following problem? When I copy my contacts from one folder to another they seem to display fine according to my settings (Last name, First name) however the moment I leave that folder and return to it, the contacts are all displaying as First name Last name...I am working with around 400+ contacts so far and increasing. I cannot possibly change them one-by-one and apparently, even if I did, they'd most likely revert to whatever Outlook thinks is best. VERY ANNOYING! Any help would be VERY MUCH appreciated! J.T. Kiser "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Here are the instructions then: http://support.microsoft.com/default...Product=ol2002 -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "ArtLene_Russo" wrote in message ... OOPS!, I am using 0utlook 2002 , Windows 2000 Thanks for your help. ArtLene "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: You would have to run code to do that and we don't even know your Outlook version. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "ArtLene_Russo" wrote in message ... Is there a way to change a whole contact list at one time to- file as "company then contact name" I do not know why but my contact list keeps reverting to " file as: First then last name " and I need it to file by company first. I have manually changed each one to file as: company then name several times It would helpIf there was a way to change them all at one time. I have gone into options and set it for a company first preference but tis does not make any changes. -- ArtLene
|
|
#16
July 20th, 2009, 10:59 PM
posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
|
|||
|
|||
|
Code for the 2007 version?
Tools...contact options...last first...
Changes both title and file as... -- J.T. Kiser "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: State how you set it to Last, First. State where it changes: Title Bar? Card? Both? -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "JTKiser1022" wrote in message ... It is set to last name first name...the contacts copy to the folder correctly but as soon as i come back to it they are changed to first name last name... -- J.T. Kiser "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: What preference did you set for the File As... field in the recipient folder? The File As... field is a derived field, not a static one. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "JTKiser1022" wrote in message ... The field seems to change on it's own after I move to another folder and back again...it copies correctly and then when i move back to it a second later it has reverted to first name last name... -- J.T. Kiser "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: What's the Display As field? There is no such field in Outlook. What field is changing and when? How are you "copying" these Contacts? -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "JTKiser1022" wrote in message ... Business Card View and Display As field... Sorry 'bout that... -- J.T. Kiser "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Code hasn't changed. Question is unclear. To what view are you referring and what field? -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "JTKiser1022" wrote in message ... Can you point me in the direction of code for the 2007 version...and would that code fix the following problem? When I copy my contacts from one folder to another they seem to display fine according to my settings (Last name, First name) however the moment I leave that folder and return to it, the contacts are all displaying as First name Last name...I am working with around 400+ contacts so far and increasing. I cannot possibly change them one-by-one and apparently, even if I did, they'd most likely revert to whatever Outlook thinks is best. VERY ANNOYING! Any help would be VERY MUCH appreciated! J.T. Kiser "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Here are the instructions then: http://support.microsoft.com/default...Product=ol2002 -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "ArtLene_Russo" wrote in message ... OOPS!, I am using 0utlook 2002 , Windows 2000 Thanks for your help. ArtLene "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: You would have to run code to do that and we don't even know your Outlook version. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "ArtLene_Russo" wrote in message ... Is there a way to change a whole contact list at one time to- file as "company then contact name" I do not know why but my contact list keeps reverting to " file as: First then last name " and I need it to file by company first. I have manually changed each one to file as: company then name several times It would helpIf there was a way to change them all at one time. I have gone into options and set it for a company first preference but tis does not make any changes. -- ArtLene
|
|
#17
July 20th, 2009, 11:31 PM
posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
|
|||
|
|||
|
Code for the 2007 version?
I assume you meant Tools Options Preferences Contact Options File
As...? The Title is the same as the File As... , so I don't understand what you mean by "both." They're the same. The Card uses Full Name. Does that change as well? I simply can't reproduce this behavior. By what method are you transferring these Contacts? -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "JTKiser1022" wrote in message ... Tools...contact options...last first... Changes both title and file as... -- J.T. Kiser "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: State how you set it to Last, First. State where it changes: Title Bar? Card? Both? -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "JTKiser1022" wrote in message ... It is set to last name first name...the contacts copy to the folder correctly but as soon as i come back to it they are changed to first name last name... -- J.T. Kiser "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: What preference did you set for the File As... field in the recipient folder? The File As... field is a derived field, not a static one. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "JTKiser1022" wrote in message ... The field seems to change on it's own after I move to another folder and back again...it copies correctly and then when i move back to it a second later it has reverted to first name last name... -- J.T. Kiser "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: What's the Display As field? There is no such field in Outlook. What field is changing and when? How are you "copying" these Contacts? -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "JTKiser1022" wrote in message ... Business Card View and Display As field... Sorry 'bout that... -- J.T. Kiser "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Code hasn't changed. Question is unclear. To what view are you referring and what field? -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "JTKiser1022" wrote in message ... Can you point me in the direction of code for the 2007 version...and would that code fix the following problem? When I copy my contacts from one folder to another they seem to display fine according to my settings (Last name, First name) however the moment I leave that folder and return to it, the contacts are all displaying as First name Last name...I am working with around 400+ contacts so far and increasing. I cannot possibly change them one-by-one and apparently, even if I did, they'd most likely revert to whatever Outlook thinks is best. VERY ANNOYING! Any help would be VERY MUCH appreciated! J.T. Kiser "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Here are the instructions then: http://support.microsoft.com/default...Product=ol2002 -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "ArtLene_Russo" wrote in message ... OOPS!, I am using 0utlook 2002 , Windows 2000 Thanks for your help. ArtLene "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: You would have to run code to do that and we don't even know your Outlook version. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "ArtLene_Russo" wrote in message ... Is there a way to change a whole contact list at one time to- file as "company then contact name" I do not know why but my contact list keeps reverting to " file as: First then last name " and I need it to file by company first. I have manually changed each one to file as: company then name several times It would helpIf there was a way to change them all at one time. I have gone into options and set it for a company first preference but tis does not make any changes. -- ArtLene
|
|
#18
July 21st, 2009, 02:43 AM
posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
|
|||
|
|||
|
Code for the 2007 version?
See http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/file-as.htm
-- Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com Outlook Tips by email: EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange: Let's Really Fix Outlook 2010 http://forums.slipstick.com/forumdisplay.php?f=34 "JTKiser1022" wrote in message ... Can you point me in the direction of code for the 2007 version...and would that code fix the following problem? When I copy my contacts from one folder to another they seem to display fine according to my settings (Last name, First name) however the moment I leave that folder and return to it, the contacts are all displaying as First name Last name...I am working with around 400+ contacts so far and increasing. I cannot possibly change them one-by-one and apparently, even if I did, they'd most likely revert to whatever Outlook thinks is best. VERY ANNOYING! Any help would be VERY MUCH appreciated! J.T. Kiser "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Here are the instructions then: http://support.microsoft.com/default...Product=ol2002 -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "ArtLene_Russo" wrote in message ... OOPS!, I am using 0utlook 2002 , Windows 2000 Thanks for your help. ArtLene "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: You would have to run code to do that and we don't even know your Outlook version. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "ArtLene_Russo" wrote in message ... Is there a way to change a whole contact list at one time to- file as "company then contact name" I do not know why but my contact list keeps reverting to " file as: First then last name " and I need it to file by company first. I have manually changed each one to file as: company then name several times It would helpIf there was a way to change them all at one time. I have gone into options and set it for a company first preference but tis does not make any changes. -- ArtLene
|
|
#19
July 21st, 2009, 09:10 AM
posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
|
|||
|
|||
|
Code for the 2007 version?
Thank you!
-- J.T. Kiser "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote: See http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/file-as.htm -- Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com Outlook Tips by email: EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange: Let's Really Fix Outlook 2010 http://forums.slipstick.com/forumdisplay.php?f=34 "JTKiser1022" wrote in message ... Can you point me in the direction of code for the 2007 version...and would that code fix the following problem? When I copy my contacts from one folder to another they seem to display fine according to my settings (Last name, First name) however the moment I leave that folder and return to it, the contacts are all displaying as First name Last name...I am working with around 400+ contacts so far and increasing. I cannot possibly change them one-by-one and apparently, even if I did, they'd most likely revert to whatever Outlook thinks is best. VERY ANNOYING! Any help would be VERY MUCH appreciated! J.T. Kiser "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Here are the instructions then: http://support.microsoft.com/default...Product=ol2002 -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "ArtLene_Russo" wrote in message ... OOPS!, I am using 0utlook 2002 , Windows 2000 Thanks for your help. ArtLene "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: You would have to run code to do that and we don't even know your Outlook version. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "ArtLene_Russo" wrote in message ... Is there a way to change a whole contact list at one time to- file as "company then contact name" I do not know why but my contact list keeps reverting to " file as: First then last name " and I need it to file by company first. I have manually changed each one to file as: company then name several times It would helpIf there was a way to change them all at one time. I have gone into options and set it for a company first preference but tis does not make any changes. -- ArtLene
|
|
#20
July 21st, 2009, 01:36 PM
posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
|
|||
|
|||
|
Code for the 2007 version?
"JTKiser1022" wrote in message
... Business Card View and Display As field... Are you looking in the Business Contacts Manager contacts folder or Outlook's regular Contacts folder? -- Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
|
|
| Thread Tools | |
| Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads
|
||||
| Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
| troubleshoot slide with sound hanging | Bob | Powerpoint | 10 | February 10th, 2005 06:51 PM |
| Importing pst file doesn't bring in my calendar and contacts | Jackie | Contacts | 6 | August 5th, 2004 02:40 AM |
| auto backup | Ron Patterson | New Users | 7 | June 21st, 2004 03:12 PM |
| Continual Error 1321 Trying to Install Office 2003 | Chad Harris | General Discussions | 9 | June 11th, 2004 08:19 AM |
| Default File Location | Derek Ruesch | Setting up and Configuration | 6 | January 30th, 2004 03:03 AM |
Linear Mode
