Outlook 2003 email address book question

18 Mar 2009 3:55 AM

Mel

I am using Outlook 2003. In "Contacts all contacts are listed last name
first. However, when I compose an email and click on the "To" button the
contacts [e-mail address book] are listed first name first. I don't want
this, I want last name first.

I have gone into tools/options and checked all of the boxes for last name
first but can't get the email address book to change. Is there a solution
for this?

18 Mar 2009 12:32 PM

Diane Poremsky [MVP]

Tools, Account settings, Address book tab, double click on the outlook
address book - set the show names by option to either First Last or to use
the File As format.

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"Mel" <melna***@sisqtel.net> wrote in message
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> I am using Outlook 2003. In "Contacts all contacts are listed last name
> first. However, when I compose an email and click on the "To" button the
> contacts [e-mail address book] are listed first name first. I don't want
> this, I want last name first.
>
> I have gone into tools/options and checked all of the boxes for last name
> first but can't get the email address book to change. Is there a solution
> for this?
>

18 Mar 2009 2:24 PM

Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]

"Mel" <melna***@sisqtel.net> wrote in message
news:uKH7v13pJHA.1172@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>I am using Outlook 2003. In "Contacts all contacts are listed last name
>first. However, when I compose an email and click on the "To" button the
>contacts [e-mail address book] are listed first name first. I don't want
>this, I want last name first.
>
> I have gone into tools/options and checked all of the boxes for last name
> first but can't get the email address book to change. Is there a solution
> for this?

Tools>E-mail Accounts>View or change existing directories or address
books>Next. Select Outlook Address Book, click Change. Set the sort order
there. Stop and restart Outlook.

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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]