sort question

[BrianT]

Outlook 2003 (business manager NOT installed)

I have a rather large contact list, I was having problems with an SBE error
and did a fix described by a Microsoft KB article. I exported my contacts to
a cvs file the deleted my contacts and imported them.
All works fine other than now I can't figure out how to sort my contacts by
company name if there is a company name. I can get them sorted by first,
last or last, first without problem.
I can change each one manually but that will take forever.

Is there a way to make them show up (sort) by company name all at once?

TIA
Brian

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Only if you have configured the File As field to show the company. Did you?

 

[BrianT]

I'm not sure what you mean.
The company field is there.

Only if you have configured the File As field to show the company. Did you?

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Outlook 2003 (business manager NOT installed)

I have a rather large contact list, I was having problems with an SBE error
and did a fix described by a Microsoft KB article. I exported my

contacts

to
a cvs file the deleted my contacts and imported them.
All works fine other than now I can't figure out how to sort my contacts by
company name if there is a company name. I can get them sorted by first,
last or last, first without problem.
I can change each one manually but that will take forever.

Is there a way to make them show up (sort) by company name all at once?

TIA
Brian

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

The Outlook Address Book can be sorted by FN, LN or by the File As...field.
So you will only be able to sort by the Company name if you configured the
File As.. field to include the Company name.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I'm not sure what you mean.
The company field is there.

Only if you have configured the File As field to show the company. Did you?

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Outlook 2003 (business manager NOT installed)

I have a rather large contact list, I was having problems with an SBE error
and did a fix described by a Microsoft KB article. I exported my

contacts

to
a cvs file the deleted my contacts and imported them.
All works fine other than now I can't figure out how to sort my

contacts
by

company name if there is a company name. I can get them sorted by first,
last or last, first without problem.
I can change each one manually but that will take forever.

Is there a way to make them show up (sort) by company name all at once?

TIA
Brian

 

[BrianT]

I have it set to Company (Last, First)
will that sort what's already there or only any new contacts?

The Outlook Address Book can be sorted by FN, LN or by the File As...field.
So you will only be able to sort by the Company name if you configured the
File As.. field to include the Company name.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I'm not sure what you mean.
The company field is there.

Only if you have configured the File As field to show the company. Did you?

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Outlook 2003 (business manager NOT installed)

I have a rather large contact list, I was having problems with an SBE
error
and did a fix described by a Microsoft KB article. I exported my contacts
to
a cvs file the deleted my contacts and imported them.
All works fine other than now I can't figure out how to sort my contacts
by
company name if there is a company name. I can get them sorted by first,
last or last, first without problem.
I can change each one manually but that will take forever.

Is there a way to make them show up (sort) by company name all at once?

TIA
Brian

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Only on new Contacts. That preference will not apply to existing Contacts.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I have it set to Company (Last, First)
will that sort what's already there or only any new contacts?

The Outlook Address Book can be sorted by FN, LN or by the File As...field.
So you will only be able to sort by the Company name if you configured the
File As.. field to include the Company name.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I'm not sure what you mean.
The company field is there.

Only if you have configured the File As field to show the company. Did
you?

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Outlook 2003 (business manager NOT installed)

I have a rather large contact list, I was having problems with an SBE
error
and did a fix described by a Microsoft KB article. I exported my
contacts
to
a cvs file the deleted my contacts and imported them.
All works fine other than now I can't figure out how to sort my contacts
by
company name if there is a company name. I can get them sorted by first,
last or last, first without problem.
I can change each one manually but that will take forever.

Is there a way to make them show up (sort) by company name all at once?

TIA
Brian

 

[Frank]

Hi,
So how can I reconfigure all my contacts to be filed as First then Last name
without doing each one individually? I understand all New Contacts will be
as I like, but I have lots that were imported that are now listed Last then
First.
Thanks,
Frank

Only on new Contacts. That preference will not apply to existing Contacts.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I have it set to Company (Last, First)
will that sort what's already there or only any new contacts?

The Outlook Address Book can be sorted by FN, LN or by the File As...field.
So you will only be able to sort by the Company name if you configured the
File As.. field to include the Company name.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I'm not sure what you mean.
The company field is there.

Only if you have configured the File As field to show the company. Did
you?

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Outlook 2003 (business manager NOT installed)

I have a rather large contact list, I was having problems with

an
SBE

error
and did a fix described by a Microsoft KB article. I exported my
contacts
to
a cvs file the deleted my contacts and imported them.
All works fine other than now I can't figure out how to sort my
contacts
by
company name if there is a company name. I can get them sorted by
first,
last or last, first without problem.
I can change each one manually but that will take forever.

Is there a way to make them show up (sort) by company name all at
once?

TIA
Brian

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

You'd have to use code for that. Take a look at this MS KB article, it may
help:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q291/1/44.asp


--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Hi,
So how can I reconfigure all my contacts to be filed as First then Last name
without doing each one individually? I understand all New Contacts will be
as I like, but I have lots that were imported that are now listed Last then
First.
Thanks,
Frank

Only on new Contacts. That preference will not apply to existing Contacts.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I have it set to Company (Last, First)
will that sort what's already there or only any new contacts?

The Outlook Address Book can be sorted by FN, LN or by the File
As...field.
So you will only be able to sort by the Company name if you

configured
the

File As.. field to include the Company name.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I'm not sure what you mean.
The company field is there.

Only if you have configured the File As field to show the

company.
Did

you?

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Outlook 2003 (business manager NOT installed)

I have a rather large contact list, I was having problems with an
SBE
error
and did a fix described by a Microsoft KB article. I exported my
contacts
to
a cvs file the deleted my contacts and imported them.
All works fine other than now I can't figure out how to sort my
contacts
by
company name if there is a company name. I can get them sorted by
first,
last or last, first without problem.
I can change each one manually but that will take forever.

Is there a way to make them show up (sort) by company name all at
once?

TIA
Brian