Sort in Address Book by Company, not Last Name nor First Name

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Is there a way that I can have contacts appear in the Address Book by Company, not by Last Name nor First Name?

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Outlook version?

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Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers



Pam H said:
Is there a way that I can have contacts appear in the Address Book by
Company, not by Last Name nor First Name?
 
Repeating: And the version of Outlook that you're using is?

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



Pam H said:
No, that LAME windows address book version that appears when you click on
the Address Book icon in Word, Outlook, Excel, etc.
 
Word 2003 and Outlook 2003 show different address books. Outlook's allows
you either to display names in First Last order or to use the File As field,
which can show anything you want, including the company name. The hitch is
that the File As field is populated when you save the item. So, if you don't
already have the Company field stored as part of the File As field, you'll
have to either change all your contacts manually or run a VBA macro.

So the first steps are to set up your default File As field to include the
Company and to display the Address Book in File As order.

To set the File As default:

1) Choose Tools | Options | Contact options.
2) Make your choice from the Default "File As" Order list.
3) Click OK to save changes.

To use File As order in the address book:

1) Choose Tools | E-mail accounts and then choose "View or change existing
directories or address books."
2) From the Directories and Address Books list, choose Outlook Address Book,
and then click Change.
3) In the Outlook Address Book dialog, under "Show names by," choose File
As.

Let me know if you need a VBA code snippet to change the File As property
for your existing contacts.

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
 
Thanks for your help -- I've already checked Company, I don't think I need a VBA code.

I can't help but ask "Why?" Why the "H" does Word & Outlook use different address books? Jeez, what's MS thinking? One Address Book for all! So what address book am I using in Word? Is that the LAME Windows Address Book or what -- the one you can't work with?
 
It's a mystery to us, too. It's like Word and Outlook were designed by
totally different teams.

Word has its own address book to show Outlook data. The Windows Address Book
is part of Outlook Express.

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



Pam H said:
Thanks for your help -- I've already checked Company, I don't think I need a VBA code.

I can't help but ask "Why?" Why the "H" does Word & Outlook use different
address books? Jeez, what's MS thinking? One Address Book for all! So
what address book am I using in Word? Is that the LAME Windows Address Book
or what -- the one you can't work with?
 
Yes. Open the contact, click the drop down arrow for
File As, select the company name (or other choice you
prefer), click Save and Close.



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Is there a way that I can have contacts appear in the
Address Book by Company, not by Last Name nor First Name?
 
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