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Old May 22nd, 2010, 08:22 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
Casper
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Default sort contact list alphabetically by first name instead of e-mail a

Would like to know how to setup my Contacts Address book so it's listed
alphabetically by First name instead of alphabetically by e-mail address as
it is now. thanks.
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Old May 23rd, 2010, 12:22 AM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
Russ Valentine
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Default sort contact list alphabetically by first name instead of e-mail a

Do you want us to answer without knowing your Outlook version? That's rather
rude. Fine. Pick your way through this answer:
The most frequent question asked about the Outlook Address Book is "why
won't it sort the way I told it to?" Simple answer. Even though we all know
that our Outlook Address Book is simply a view of our Contacts, Microsoft
did not configure it to abide by the settings we chose for our Contacts.
Instead, they hid the sort settings for the Outlook Address Book where no
one could ever find them. Depending on your version and mail support mode of
Outlook, you can sort the Outlook Address Book this way:

98/2000 in Corporate/Workgroup mode:
Tools menu Services Highlight the Outlook Address Book service Click
Properties Set sort order

98/2000 Internet Mail Only:
Tools menu Address Book View menu Sort by

Outlook 2002/2003:
Go to Tools E-mail accounts View or change existing directories or
address books Outlook Address Book Changeā€¦ Set your sort order there

Outlook 2007:
Go to Tools Account Settings Address Book Tab Outlook Address Book
Change... Set sort order there

Outlook 2010:
Who cares? By now everyone has abandoned the address book view or should
have.

Note that your options are only to sort by "First, Last" or by "File As." So
if you want your Outlook Address Book to sort by "Last, First," or by
"Company" you must have your Contacts' File As fields configured that way.
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Russ Valentine
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Would like to know how to setup my Contacts Address book so it's listed
alphabetically by First name instead of alphabetically by e-mail address
as
it is now. thanks.


 




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