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Group: microsoft.public.outlook.contacts · Group Profile
Author: Diane Poremsky [MVP]
Date: Aug 21, 2008 17:15

Go to Tools, options, contacts - set the order you type the name in and the
display name.

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"Susie A." discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6F87D0FA-077F-4BF0-A6F3-F8E210E18E9D@microsoft.com...
> We are running Outlook 2007. I have looked through all the threads and
> found
> a question similar to mine, but there was no solution given.
> We have set the name order as "Last name, First name." In Outlook 2000,
> when creating a new contact, we could type in "John Smith" and the contact
> would appear correctly as "Smith, John." In Outlook 2007, when we type in
> "John Smith," the contact appears as "John, Smith." Is there a way to be
> able to type in "John Smith" and have the contact appear as "Smith, John?"
>
> Also, is there a way to have the display default to "Name and Company
> Name"
> without having to select it from the drop-down?
>
> Thanks for your assistance. Hopefully I have given enough information to
> receive a response.
>
> Susie
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