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Sort order still a problem for e-mail
I am using Outlook 2007. My sort order is set to First Last, and I have
changed it to Last First, restarted Outlook, and changed it back to First Last and restarted again. Still, when I go to send an e-mail, about 90% of my contacts are in correct First Last order, but the other 10% is in Last First. The erroneous info appears to be quite random, as I've looked at the actual contact records and there is nothing unusual about them. Is there any way to correct this, besides completely deleting those contacts and re-entering them? |
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Sort order still a problem for e-mail
Sort order for what view?
The address book view has no "Last, First" option. -- Russ Valentine "Bluebonnet" wrote in message ... I am using Outlook 2007. My sort order is set to First Last, and I have changed it to Last First, restarted Outlook, and changed it back to First Last and restarted again. Still, when I go to send an e-mail, about 90% of my contacts are in correct First Last order, but the other 10% is in Last First. The erroneous info appears to be quite random, as I've looked at the actual contact records and there is nothing unusual about them. Is there any way to correct this, besides completely deleting those contacts and re-entering them? |
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ToolsAccount SettingsAddress BooksOutlook Address Book
The choices are First Last (John Smith) or File As (Smith, John) So I guess I would have been more correct to say some of them are showing up in File As format. "Russ Valentine" wrote: Sort order for what view? The address book view has no "Last, First" option. -- Russ Valentine "Bluebonnet" wrote in message ... I am using Outlook 2007. My sort order is set to First Last, and I have changed it to Last First, restarted Outlook, and changed it back to First Last and restarted again. Still, when I go to send an e-mail, about 90% of my contacts are in correct First Last order, but the other 10% is in Last First. The erroneous info appears to be quite random, as I've looked at the actual contact records and there is nothing unusual about them. Is there any way to correct this, besides completely deleting those contacts and re-entering them? . |
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So explain what isn't happening that you think should.
Outlook obeys your settings. Provide an example where it does not. Pay attention to your File As field if that is the field by which you are sorting. -- Russ Valentine "Bluebonnet" wrote in message ... ToolsAccount SettingsAddress BooksOutlook Address Book The choices are First Last (John Smith) or File As (Smith, John) So I guess I would have been more correct to say some of them are showing up in File As format. "Russ Valentine" wrote: Sort order for what view? The address book view has no "Last, First" option. -- Russ Valentine "Bluebonnet" wrote in message ... I am using Outlook 2007. My sort order is set to First Last, and I have changed it to Last First, restarted Outlook, and changed it back to First Last and restarted again. Still, when I go to send an e-mail, about 90% of my contacts are in correct First Last order, but the other 10% is in Last First. The erroneous info appears to be quite random, as I've looked at the actual contact records and there is nothing unusual about them. Is there any way to correct this, besides completely deleting those contacts and re-entering them? . |
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Okay, here's a specific example...
First, one that is showing up the way I'd like (First Last): In Contacts, the record for Sue Young has File As: Young, Sue and Display As: Sue. When I compose an e-mail and click To: (opening the address list), Sue shows up as "Sue Young". Second, Karen Young is entered exactly the same way. File As: Young, Karen and Display As: Karen. When I compose an e-mail and click To:, Karen shows up as "Young, Karen". Since their records appear to be set up identically, I don't understand why one shows up First Last and the other one shows up Last First. I can't find anything different between the two records. I hope this helps clarify what's puzzling me... "Russ Valentine" wrote: So explain what isn't happening that you think should. Outlook obeys your settings. Provide an example where it does not. Pay attention to your File As field if that is the field by which you are sorting. -- Russ Valentine "Bluebonnet" wrote in message ... ToolsAccount SettingsAddress BooksOutlook Address Book The choices are First Last (John Smith) or File As (Smith, John) So I guess I would have been more correct to say some of them are showing up in File As format. "Russ Valentine" wrote: Sort order for what view? The address book view has no "Last, First" option. -- Russ Valentine "Bluebonnet" wrote in message ... I am using Outlook 2007. My sort order is set to First Last, and I have changed it to Last First, restarted Outlook, and changed it back to First Last and restarted again. Still, when I go to send an e-mail, about 90% of my contacts are in correct First Last order, but the other 10% is in Last First. The erroneous info appears to be quite random, as I've looked at the actual contact records and there is nothing unusual about them. Is there any way to correct this, besides completely deleting those contacts and re-entering them? . . |
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Not really. You failed to mention the sort order you specified. Whenever you
change the sort order, you must restart Outlook. Your "Display As" field is confusing. Did you manually reset it from Outlook's default? -- Russ Valentine "Bluebonnet" wrote in message ... Okay, here's a specific example... First, one that is showing up the way I'd like (First Last): In Contacts, the record for Sue Young has File As: Young, Sue and Display As: Sue. When I compose an e-mail and click To: (opening the address list), Sue shows up as "Sue Young". Second, Karen Young is entered exactly the same way. File As: Young, Karen and Display As: Karen. When I compose an e-mail and click To:, Karen shows up as "Young, Karen". Since their records appear to be set up identically, I don't understand why one shows up First Last and the other one shows up Last First. I can't find anything different between the two records. I hope this helps clarify what's puzzling me... "Russ Valentine" wrote: So explain what isn't happening that you think should. Outlook obeys your settings. Provide an example where it does not. Pay attention to your File As field if that is the field by which you are sorting. -- Russ Valentine "Bluebonnet" wrote in message ... ToolsAccount SettingsAddress BooksOutlook Address Book The choices are First Last (John Smith) or File As (Smith, John) So I guess I would have been more correct to say some of them are showing up in File As format. "Russ Valentine" wrote: Sort order for what view? The address book view has no "Last, First" option. -- Russ Valentine "Bluebonnet" wrote in message ... I am using Outlook 2007. My sort order is set to First Last, and I have changed it to Last First, restarted Outlook, and changed it back to First Last and restarted again. Still, when I go to send an e-mail, about 90% of my contacts are in correct First Last order, but the other 10% is in Last First. The erroneous info appears to be quite random, as I've looked at the actual contact records and there is nothing unusual about them. Is there any way to correct this, besides completely deleting those contacts and re-entering them? . . |
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As I stated in my original post, sort order is First Last. And as I also
stated, I tried chainging it to Last First, restarted Outlook, then changed it to First Last and restarted Outlook again. (I had already read previous postings mentiioning the restarts.) And yes, I do manually change the Display if I don't like Outlook's default. That shouldn't affect the sort order of the list that pops up when I'm sending an e-mail. Most of the items in the list are First Last; it's only about 10% that keep coming up Last First. If I have to delete those and re-enter them, I will, but I was hoping to isolate the cause. "Russ Valentine" wrote: Not really. You failed to mention the sort order you specified. Whenever you change the sort order, you must restart Outlook. Your "Display As" field is confusing. Did you manually reset it from Outlook's default? -- Russ Valentine "Bluebonnet" wrote in message ... Okay, here's a specific example... First, one that is showing up the way I'd like (First Last): In Contacts, the record for Sue Young has File As: Young, Sue and Display As: Sue. When I compose an e-mail and click To: (opening the address list), Sue shows up as "Sue Young". Second, Karen Young is entered exactly the same way. File As: Young, Karen and Display As: Karen. When I compose an e-mail and click To:, Karen shows up as "Young, Karen". Since their records appear to be set up identically, I don't understand why one shows up First Last and the other one shows up Last First. I can't find anything different between the two records. I hope this helps clarify what's puzzling me... "Russ Valentine" wrote: So explain what isn't happening that you think should. Outlook obeys your settings. Provide an example where it does not. Pay attention to your File As field if that is the field by which you are sorting. -- Russ Valentine "Bluebonnet" wrote in message ... ToolsAccount SettingsAddress BooksOutlook Address Book The choices are First Last (John Smith) or File As (Smith, John) So I guess I would have been more correct to say some of them are showing up in File As format. "Russ Valentine" wrote: Sort order for what view? The address book view has no "Last, First" option. -- Russ Valentine "Bluebonnet" wrote in message ... I am using Outlook 2007. My sort order is set to First Last, and I have changed it to Last First, restarted Outlook, and changed it back to First Last and restarted again. Still, when I go to send an e-mail, about 90% of my contacts are in correct First Last order, but the other 10% is in Last First. The erroneous info appears to be quite random, as I've looked at the actual contact records and there is nothing unusual about them. Is there any way to correct this, besides completely deleting those contacts and re-entering them? . . . |
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Sort order still a problem for e-mail
"Bluebonnet" wrote in message
... ToolsAccount SettingsAddress BooksOutlook Address Book The choices are First Last (John Smith) or File As (Smith, John) So I guess I would have been more correct to say some of them are showing up in File As format. Did you import any of these contacts? That tends to mess up the Address Book display. -- Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] |
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Sort order still a problem for e-mail
If you told Outlook to sort by First, Last, then it is.
My suspicion is that you created your Contacts incorrectly and failed to parse the name elements to their appropriate field. If you enter names into the Full Name field, for example, there is a very good chance the name elements didn't parse correctly. Parse them yourself. -- Russ Valentine "Bluebonnet" wrote in message ... As I stated in my original post, sort order is First Last. And as I also stated, I tried chainging it to Last First, restarted Outlook, then changed it to First Last and restarted Outlook again. (I had already read previous postings mentiioning the restarts.) And yes, I do manually change the Display if I don't like Outlook's default. That shouldn't affect the sort order of the list that pops up when I'm sending an e-mail. Most of the items in the list are First Last; it's only about 10% that keep coming up Last First. If I have to delete those and re-enter them, I will, but I was hoping to isolate the cause. "Russ Valentine" wrote: Not really. You failed to mention the sort order you specified. Whenever you change the sort order, you must restart Outlook. Your "Display As" field is confusing. Did you manually reset it from Outlook's default? -- Russ Valentine "Bluebonnet" wrote in message ... Okay, here's a specific example... First, one that is showing up the way I'd like (First Last): In Contacts, the record for Sue Young has File As: Young, Sue and Display As: Sue. When I compose an e-mail and click To: (opening the address list), Sue shows up as "Sue Young". Second, Karen Young is entered exactly the same way. File As: Young, Karen and Display As: Karen. When I compose an e-mail and click To:, Karen shows up as "Young, Karen". Since their records appear to be set up identically, I don't understand why one shows up First Last and the other one shows up Last First. I can't find anything different between the two records. I hope this helps clarify what's puzzling me... "Russ Valentine" wrote: So explain what isn't happening that you think should. Outlook obeys your settings. Provide an example where it does not. Pay attention to your File As field if that is the field by which you are sorting. -- Russ Valentine "Bluebonnet" wrote in message ... ToolsAccount SettingsAddress BooksOutlook Address Book The choices are First Last (John Smith) or File As (Smith, John) So I guess I would have been more correct to say some of them are showing up in File As format. "Russ Valentine" wrote: Sort order for what view? The address book view has no "Last, First" option. -- Russ Valentine "Bluebonnet" wrote in message ... I am using Outlook 2007. My sort order is set to First Last, and I have changed it to Last First, restarted Outlook, and changed it back to First Last and restarted again. Still, when I go to send an e-mail, about 90% of my contacts are in correct First Last order, but the other 10% is in Last First. The erroneous info appears to be quite random, as I've looked at the actual contact records and there is nothing unusual about them. Is there any way to correct this, besides completely deleting those contacts and re-entering them? . . . |
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Sort order still a problem for e-mail
Thanks, Brian--That may be the problem. Is there any way to correct it,
short of deleting and re-entering?? That's beginning to look like the most viable solution... Russ, The parsing is correct--that was one of the first things I checked. "Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: "Bluebonnet" wrote in message ... ToolsAccount SettingsAddress BooksOutlook Address Book The choices are First Last (John Smith) or File As (Smith, John) So I guess I would have been more correct to say some of them are showing up in File As format. Did you import any of these contacts? That tends to mess up the Address Book display. -- Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] . |
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