how do you keep Outlook Contact categories from merging together?

[Guest]

When I try to arrange a specific category the result is all categories are
merged together which I never need to do. When arranging I will either need
to sort by a person's last name or by the company name. I just transferred
this program onto a new computer and was able to avoid this situation on the
previous computer.










When I try to

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Explain what steps you're taking to "arrange a specific category" and in
what version of Outlook.

 

[Guest]

I have Outlook 2003. I can separate the categories out. Then I go to the top
of either the "company" or "file as" columns and click. When that is done all
entires in all categories are listed alphabetically. I have almost 900
entires between the catagories - makes for a long list when everything is
combined. How do I alphabetize just one column in one category? I really
never need or want to combine all categories when working in Outlook.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

How do I alphabetize just one column in one category?

Any sorting affects the entire view. If you want to sort within groups, make
that change not in the UI but with the View | Arrange By | Current View |
Customize Current View | Sort dialog.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Guest]

Sue, I finally found what I needed. I put the different categories into their
own folders. Now they can be arranged as necessary without displaying
everything at once. Thank you for your time, I do appreciate it. Eric Barker