changing listing in "select names"

[Jack S.]

Using OL 2003l Win XP home; just changed email accounts from POP3 account to
Exchange Server account. The "profile helper" provided by Intermedia created
the account OK, but seems to have installed a clean version of OL2003 as all
my rules are erased, custom views etc. I imported my "outlook.pst" and got
all my contacts, calender etc. Still recondtruting the rules, etc.
Now, when I click "to" to select a name for an email I get a default
selection of "show names from" a list evidently on the server. I can select
"contacts" manually but how can I get my local contacts folder to be the
default location for names?
Also, how can I change the fields displayed in this dialog box? "Name,
Display name, email address, email type are shown, but not "File As" - which
is last, first. this is the way I think of my contacts. I can't type last
name in to get a name displayed in the list.
HELP!!
Jack S

 

[Mary]

As discussed here many times, you should not use Import for your data file.
You should use File, Open OL Data File on the menu in Outlook. For the name
suggestions--You need to set up your Contacts folder as an address book in
Properties of the Contacts Folder. Help has the directions for changing Last
Name, First Name order.