Re: O.E. Address Book Groups

From: Kuay Tim (TimJohn_at_msn.com)
Date: 01/30/05 

Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 08:43:22 -0800

Hi Joy,

I now understand more about the problem. The group folders I've previously
put together had entries selected from the Main Contacts folder. I found
that typing the entries in the group properties *** results in the entry
not showing in the group (folder) pane. It looks like a full address book
entry is not created.

If you could enter the contacts in the Main Contacts folder, and then select
them for the group it would then be possible to sort by last name (in the
contacts pane for the group), not the group properties ***. To make this
simpler the entries in the Main Contacts folder could temporarily be moved
to another location. This would make it easier to select only the group
entries.

An export to a comma-separated values (.csv) file could be done to back-up
the Main Contacts entries. After the group entries are completed import the
Main Contacts entries.

More Information
http://home.earthlink.net/~kuaytim/exportwab.htm

It is quite possible that someone will be able to offer another, better
solution. 

-- 
Tim K.
aka Kuay Tim
MVP - (IE/OE)
Lynnwood, WA
*
"Joy" <joymp2@bellsouth.net.NO_SPAM> wrote in message 
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Hi Tim,
Maybe so you'll know what I'm talking about, you could try creating a
"sample" group.  Here's how I created the group:  In Address book, I clicked
on New and chose New Group.  In the window that opened I gave the group a
name, and then typed each name down below with their e-mail address.
Clicking Add puts each name in the group members window.  Unless I list the
last name first, it alphabetizes them by first name.  If I do Doe, Jane,
then of course they are by last name.    But if I type Jane Doe, it lists by
Jane first.  Once I'm finished typing all the names for that group, and
click OK, they are listed in my regular Address Book under the group name.
Double clicking on that group name only opens the window that I've just
finished filling out.  Hope I'm explaining this correctly/clearly.
Maybe I don't understand how to use New Folder rather than New Group.
Joy
"Kuay Tim" <TimJohn@msn.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Joy,
>
> I'll need to inquire further into this setting. The view in my address
> book
> is the same for all folders. A quick way to change the sort order is to
> click the Name column header.
>
> -- 
> Tim K.
> aka Kuay Tim
> MVP - (IE/OE)
> Lynnwood, WA
> *
> "Joy" <joymp2@bellsouth.net.NO_SPAM> wrote in message
> news:uPvgkcmBFHA.3840@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Hi Tim,
>
> Thanks for the reply.  I do have that (Sort by Last Name) selected for the
> personal names in my address book.  But any Group lists itself by the
> group
> name and when I open it, the names in the group window stay by first name.
> Unless there's another way to view the group other than double clicking on
> it?
>
> Joy
>
> "Kuay Tim" <TimJohn@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:Omha1ulBFHA.2076@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> Hi Joy,
>>
>> When viewing the group in the address book use the View menu to Sort By
>> last
>> name.
>>
>> -- 
>> Tim K.
>> aka Kuay Tim
>> MVP - (IE/OE)
>> Lynnwood, WA
>> *
>> "Joy" <joymp2@bellsouth.net.NO_SPAM> wrote in message
>> news:%23LJeZPlBFHA.4072@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> My O.E. Address Book puts names in alphabetical order by LAST name, but
>> when
>> I have a group WITHIN the address book, it puts them alphabetically by
>> first
>> name.  Is there any way to change that?
>>
>>
>
>
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