Alpha sort within category

[Guest]

When assigning contacts to categories, how do you alpha sort within the
category?
Right now when I alpha sort, it unsorts by category.

Thanks,
Dusanka

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

You did not post your Outlook version.

 

[Guest]

It is Outlook 2003

You did not post your Outlook version.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

When assigning contacts to categories, how do you alpha sort within the
category?
Right now when I alpha sort, it unsorts by category.

Thanks,
Dusanka

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Ick. Outlook 2003 messed this up.
Judy Gleeson has provided the following workaround to overcome the new way
Outlook 2003 sorts the "By Category" view:
Use the Detailed or Simple List view, show the columns you want to see
(field chooser), click the column (eg Last Name) you want to sort by, THEN
use the group by box to group by Category. That should have alphabetical as
well as the grouping.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

It is Outlook 2003

You did not post your Outlook version.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

When assigning contacts to categories, how do you alpha sort within the
category?
Right now when I alpha sort, it unsorts by category.

Thanks,
Dusanka

 

[Judy Gleeson]

Thanks for the plug Russ!! I could tell from their problem that they had
2003 - I think it's the worst version btw. I've trained 100's of people in
the last 3 versions! 2003 has the most Microsoft Illogic.


Judy Gleeson
Acorn Training

Ick. Outlook 2003 messed this up.
Judy Gleeson has provided the following workaround to overcome the new way
Outlook 2003 sorts the "By Category" view:
Use the Detailed or Simple List view, show the columns you want to see
(field chooser), click the column (eg Last Name) you want to sort by, THEN
use the group by box to group by Category. That should have alphabetical as
well as the grouping.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

It is Outlook 2003

You did not post your Outlook version.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
When assigning contacts to categories, how do you alpha sort within the
category?
Right now when I alpha sort, it unsorts by category.

Thanks,
Dusanka

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Well I like your workaround the best of any, so I like to give credit where
credit is due.
I was pretty sure they were using Outlook 2003 too, but I've been burned so
many times when I've had to guess the Outlook version, I always ask just to
be sure. Users need to be reminded that posting a question without posting a
version makes most questions impossible to answer.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Thanks for the plug Russ!! I could tell from their problem that they had
2003 - I think it's the worst version btw. I've trained 100's of people
in
the last 3 versions! 2003 has the most Microsoft Illogic.


Judy Gleeson
Acorn Training

Ick. Outlook 2003 messed this up.
Judy Gleeson has provided the following workaround to overcome the new
way
Outlook 2003 sorts the "By Category" view:
Use the Detailed or Simple List view, show the columns you want to see
(field chooser), click the column (eg Last Name) you want to sort by,
THEN
use the group by box to group by Category. That should have alphabetical as
well as the grouping.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

It is Outlook 2003

:

You did not post your Outlook version.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
When assigning contacts to categories, how do you alpha sort within the
category?
Right now when I alpha sort, it unsorts by category.

Thanks,
Dusanka

 

[Guest]

Thanks. However, when I group by Category, it loose the alphabetical order.
What I'm doing wrong?

Well I like your workaround the best of any, so I like to give credit where
credit is due.
I was pretty sure they were using Outlook 2003 too, but I've been burned so
many times when I've had to guess the Outlook version, I always ask just to
be sure. Users need to be reminded that posting a question without posting a
version makes most questions impossible to answer.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Thanks for the plug Russ!! I could tell from their problem that they had
2003 - I think it's the worst version btw. I've trained 100's of people
in
the last 3 versions! 2003 has the most Microsoft Illogic.


Judy Gleeson
Acorn Training

Ick. Outlook 2003 messed this up.
Judy Gleeson has provided the following workaround to overcome the new
way
Outlook 2003 sorts the "By Category" view:
Use the Detailed or Simple List view, show the columns you want to see
(field chooser), click the column (eg Last Name) you want to sort by,
THEN
use the group by box to group by Category. That should have alphabetical as
well as the grouping.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
It is Outlook 2003

:

You did not post your Outlook version.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
When assigning contacts to categories, how do you alpha sort within the
category?
Right now when I alpha sort, it unsorts by category.

Thanks,
Dusanka

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Are you using the "Customize Current View" dialog to do this?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Thanks. However, when I group by Category, it loose the alphabetical
order.
What I'm doing wrong?

Well I like your workaround the best of any, so I like to give credit
where
credit is due.
I was pretty sure they were using Outlook 2003 too, but I've been burned
so
many times when I've had to guess the Outlook version, I always ask just
to
be sure. Users need to be reminded that posting a question without
posting a
version makes most questions impossible to answer.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Thanks for the plug Russ!! I could tell from their problem that they
had
2003 - I think it's the worst version btw. I've trained 100's of
people
in
the last 3 versions! 2003 has the most Microsoft Illogic.


Judy Gleeson
Acorn Training


Ick. Outlook 2003 messed this up.
Judy Gleeson has provided the following workaround to overcome the new
way
Outlook 2003 sorts the "By Category" view:
Use the Detailed or Simple List view, show the columns you want to see
(field chooser), click the column (eg Last Name) you want to sort by,
THEN
use the group by box to group by Category. That should have
alphabetical
as
well as the grouping.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
It is Outlook 2003

:

You did not post your Outlook version.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
When assigning contacts to categories, how do you alpha sort
within
the
category?
Right now when I alpha sort, it unsorts by category.

Thanks,
Dusanka

 

[Guest]

Yes, I alpha sort by Full name in "Customize Current View", then group by
Category. At taht point it looses the alpha sort.

This is a nightmare! Thanks for all your help though !

Dusanka

Are you using the "Customize Current View" dialog to do this?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Thanks. However, when I group by Category, it loose the alphabetical
order.
What I'm doing wrong?

Well I like your workaround the best of any, so I like to give credit
where
credit is due.
I was pretty sure they were using Outlook 2003 too, but I've been burned
so
many times when I've had to guess the Outlook version, I always ask just
to
be sure. Users need to be reminded that posting a question without
posting a
version makes most questions impossible to answer.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Thanks for the plug Russ!! I could tell from their problem that they
had
2003 - I think it's the worst version btw. I've trained 100's of
people
in
the last 3 versions! 2003 has the most Microsoft Illogic.


Judy Gleeson
Acorn Training


Ick. Outlook 2003 messed this up.
Judy Gleeson has provided the following workaround to overcome the new
way
Outlook 2003 sorts the "By Category" view:
Use the Detailed or Simple List view, show the columns you want to see
(field chooser), click the column (eg Last Name) you want to sort by,
THEN
use the group by box to group by Category. That should have
alphabetical
as
well as the grouping.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
It is Outlook 2003

:

You did not post your Outlook version.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
When assigning contacts to categories, how do you alpha sort
within
the
category?
Right now when I alpha sort, it unsorts by category.

Thanks,
Dusanka

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Works just fine here, but sorting on Full Name may not be what you want.
Full Name is a derived field that you may not have set correctly for all
your existing Contacts. Don't you want to sort by Last Name or one of the
other static name fields?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Yes, I alpha sort by Full name in "Customize Current View", then group by
Category. At taht point it looses the alpha sort.

This is a nightmare! Thanks for all your help though !

Dusanka

Are you using the "Customize Current View" dialog to do this?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Thanks. However, when I group by Category, it loose the alphabetical
order.
What I'm doing wrong?

:

Well I like your workaround the best of any, so I like to give credit
where
credit is due.
I was pretty sure they were using Outlook 2003 too, but I've been
burned
so
many times when I've had to guess the Outlook version, I always ask
just
to
be sure. Users need to be reminded that posting a question without
posting a
version makes most questions impossible to answer.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Thanks for the plug Russ!! I could tell from their problem that they
had
2003 - I think it's the worst version btw. I've trained 100's of
people
in
the last 3 versions! 2003 has the most Microsoft Illogic.


Judy Gleeson
Acorn Training


Ick. Outlook 2003 messed this up.
Judy Gleeson has provided the following workaround to overcome the
new
way
Outlook 2003 sorts the "By Category" view:
Use the Detailed or Simple List view, show the columns you want to
see
(field chooser), click the column (eg Last Name) you want to sort
by,
THEN
use the group by box to group by Category. That should have
alphabetical
as
well as the grouping.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
It is Outlook 2003

:

You did not post your Outlook version.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
When assigning contacts to categories, how do you alpha sort
within
the
category?
Right now when I alpha sort, it unsorts by category.

Thanks,
Dusanka