Tip 716: Address book sort order

An Outlook user asked: “When I click on “To” to select who I am sending an email to, the “Select Names” dialog box pops up, with “Show Names From The” “Contacts” by default.

The list of contact is sorted “First Name Last Name” how do I reverse this ?

In “Tools / Options / Contacts / Contacts Options” I already have “Last First” selected in both boxes.”

The Contacts Options controls how names are parsed when you type in new contacts. Try the Address Book’s Tools, Options dialog. Highlight the contacts list and hit the Change button then you can change the sort order.

For more information on the various contact and address book options, see http://www.slipstick.com/tutorials/contacts/contacts.htm

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Last reviewed on Sep 17, 2011