Last name first in Address Book

[Vince]

I had to reload Outlook 2003 and when I imported my contacts which became my
Address Book I now have my addresses listed by their first name instead of
last name. I have gone through Tool/Options/Contact Option and have set the
file as as last name first but it makes no difference. In my Contacts last
name is first but address book has things the other way around. Can anyone
give me a suggestion how to fix this? It worked fine before I reloaded.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Same as always: Go to Tools > E-mail accounts > View or change existing
directories or address books > Outlook Address Book > Change… > Set your
sort order there

 

[Vince]

Thanks. This worked just fine. It's amazing where these little tweaks are
hidden away.

Same as always: Go to Tools > E-mail accounts > View or change existing
directories or address books > Outlook Address Book > Change… > Set your
sort order there
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I had to reload Outlook 2003 and when I imported my contacts which became
my
Address Book I now have my addresses listed by their first name instead of
last name. I have gone through Tool/Options/Contact Option and have set
the
file as as last name first but it makes no difference. In my Contacts
last
name is first but address book has things the other way around. Can
anyone
give me a suggestion how to fix this? It worked fine before I reloaded.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

This one especially. It's one of the most frequently posted questions here.
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Thanks. This worked just fine. It's amazing where these little tweaks
are
hidden away.

Same as always: Go to Tools > E-mail accounts > View or change existing
directories or address books > Outlook Address Book > Change… > Set your
sort order there
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I had to reload Outlook 2003 and when I imported my contacts which
became
my
Address Book I now have my addresses listed by their first name instead
of
last name. I have gone through Tool/Options/Contact Option and have
set
the
file as as last name first but it makes no difference. In my Contacts
last
name is first but address book has things the other way around. Can
anyone
give me a suggestion how to fix this? It worked fine before I
reloaded.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

No. Importing and synching abide by none of the settings you create for
Contacts that are entered conventionally. Your choice: Avoid these methods
entirely for entering Contacts or put up with the limitations thereof.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I have done this and my contacts are still displayed Last name, First
name. -
I wish them to be first name, last name. any ideas how I can change them?

Ive just imported my contacts from a csv.

Also, whenever I import contacts or sync with mobile etc they always
default
to last name, first name. can i prevent this?

Same as always: Go to Tools > E-mail accounts > View or change existing
directories or address books > Outlook Address Book > Change. > Set your
sort order there
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I had to reload Outlook 2003 and when I imported my contacts which
became
my
Address Book I now have my addresses listed by their first name instead
of
last name. I have gone through Tool/Options/Contact Option and have
set
the
file as as last name first but it makes no difference. In my Contacts
last
name is first but address book has things the other way around. Can
anyone
give me a suggestion how to fix this? It worked fine before I
reloaded.

 

[Peter Marchert]

I have done this and my contacts are still displayed Last name, First name. -
I wish them to be first name, last name. any ideas how I can change them?

Ive just imported my contacts from a csv.

Also, whenever I import contacts or sync with mobile etc they always default
to last name, first name. can i prevent this?

To change the order from "Last, First" to "First, Last" you can use the
tool "ChangeNames"
(http://www.marchert.de/redirect.php?location=software_cn)

Peter