Outlook won't require a restart for this function. It will only apply to
new Contacts, not existing ones. Only sorting of the Outlook Address
book requires a restart.
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Miz Jay wrote:
Do what Russ says (he's probably told about a million people before you),
then close and reopen Outlook.

"John" wrote:


How are contact names ("John Smith") set up to be filed as "Smith, John"?
If I enter new name "Mr. & Mrs. John Smith", Outlook takes the input and
offers in the "File as:" box "John, Smith". Naturally, I want "Smith, John".
There is a down arrow tab that permits me to select "Smith John", but that
is unacceptable because it requires two additional steps - selecting this new
option and then adding a comma after Smith.

How can I adjust Outlook to properly list lastname, firstname?