Alphabetizing names list in address book

How do I alphabetize the names list in address book?
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owenski

They come alphabetized by last name by default. You can change this in the preferences and sort them by name.

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An interesting problem. You might also send feedback to Apple:
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I know the phones only have a single Name field, but there is such an option to change the sort order and display! Did you look in the menu I listed?
I've just tried it with 5 Sony Ericsson phones I have with me here (W610, K800, K510, Z610 & W200) and that I use iSync with on a daily basis and the option is there and it works perfectly.
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I followed the steps in the article below, and chose Show Details at the bottom of the print window.
In the Style section, I chose List
In the Attributes, I chose Phone
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ph4683
I'm curious to see if you try the steps above and get the same result.
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