address list for send needed in company order

[Guest]

When I send a message and click on my address book to select multiple
addresses they are displayed in name order I would like to change this to
display in company order (note - I have changed the display of my actual
address book to be in company order already it's just selecting that that's
the problem)

 

[Brian Tillman]

When I send a message and click on my address book to select multiple
addresses they are displayed in name order I would like to change
this to display in company order (note - I have changed the display
of my actual address book to be in company order already it's just
selecting that that's the problem)

That is not available in the Address Book interface. The address book will
display First Last or Last, First. That's it.

 

[Guest]

Brian - how do I make the Address Book display Last, First? My contacts are
set up to display Last, First but when I click on To in a new message and
choose Contacts, they are listed First, Last. How do I reverse this?
Thanks, Marilyn

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Answer would depend on your Outlook version, which you did not post.
The most frequent question asked about the Outlook Address Book is "why
won't it sort the way I told it to?" Simple answer. Even though we all know
that our Outlook Address Book is simply a view of our Contacts, Microsoft
did not configure it to abide by the settings we chose for our Contacts.
Instead, they hid the sort settings for the Outlook Address Book where no
one could ever find them. Depending on your version and mail support mode of
Outlook, you can sort the Outlook Address Book this way:

98/2000 in Corporate/Workgroup mode:
Tools menu > Services > Highlight the Outlook Address Book service > Click
Properties > Set sort order

98/2000 Internet Mail Only:
Tools menu > Address Book > View menu > Sort by

Outlook 2002/2003:
Go to Tools > E-mail accounts > View or change existing directories or
address books > Outlook Address Book > Change… > Set your sort order there

Outlook 2007:
Go to Tools > Account Settings > Address Book Tab > Outlook Address Book >
Change... > Set sort order there

Note that your options are only to sort by "First, Last" or by "File As." So
if you want your Outlook Address Book to sort by "Last, First," or by
"Company" you must have your Contacts' File As fields configured that way.

 

[Guest]

Russ - sorry I did not post my version - 2003. Your answer solved my problem
and I thank you very much. Marilyn

Answer would depend on your Outlook version, which you did not post.
The most frequent question asked about the Outlook Address Book is "why
won't it sort the way I told it to?" Simple answer. Even though we all know
that our Outlook Address Book is simply a view of our Contacts, Microsoft
did not configure it to abide by the settings we chose for our Contacts.
Instead, they hid the sort settings for the Outlook Address Book where no
one could ever find them. Depending on your version and mail support mode of
Outlook, you can sort the Outlook Address Book this way:

98/2000 in Corporate/Workgroup mode:
Tools menu > Services > Highlight the Outlook Address Book service > Click
Properties > Set sort order

98/2000 Internet Mail Only:
Tools menu > Address Book > View menu > Sort by

Outlook 2002/2003:
Go to Tools > E-mail accounts > View or change existing directories or
address books > Outlook Address Book > Change… > Set your sort order there

Outlook 2007:
Go to Tools > Account Settings > Address Book Tab > Outlook Address Book >
Change... > Set sort order there

Note that your options are only to sort by "First, Last" or by "File As." So
if you want your Outlook Address Book to sort by "Last, First," or by
"Company" you must have your Contacts' File As fields configured that way.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Brian - how do I make the Address Book display Last, First? My contacts
are
set up to display Last, First but when I click on To in a new message and
choose Contacts, they are listed First, Last. How do I reverse this?
Thanks, Marilyn