Re: Address Book, Last name/First name

From: *** M. (webmiles_at_coxREMOVE.net)
Date: 07/24/04 

Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 23:34:30 -0700

The display names are quite independent of First/Last name;
in fact, in most cases my entry for display is merely the last
name! Is nobody else using the display field? You can put
anything you want in the display field.
***

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"PA Bear" wrote:
It sounds like your contacts' DISPLAY names are First Name/Last Name. The
fact that they're identical is coincidental.

Does this solve your problem? 

-- 
~PA Bear
*** M. wrote:
> I found where to make the change so that the listing is
> by the DISPLAY name field of the address book.
> While the address book is open, click on VIEW,
> SORT BY, "First Name".  However, I don't know why
> it changed itself from "first" to "last" name sorting.
> It's also strange for Microsoft to call it "first" name
> sorting, when it really is "display field" sorting.
> Thanks anyway,
> ***
>
> "PA Bear" wrote:
> Are Address Book contacts listed by First Name/Last name?  Do you have MS
> Office or Outlook installed?  Is this a sudden, new problem or an ongoing
> one?  Which anti-virus are you running?  Windows version?
>
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP
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> *** M. wrote:
>> The address book no longer uses the DISPLAY name.
>> It uses Last name, First name.  How do I change that
>> behavior?
>> ***