Question re: list of phone contacts

hi there all
i just got my iPhone, and i am kind of clueless on using it- but one question i have is regarding the way my phone list is alphabetized. my former phone (razor) had it by first name which is how i like it, but on the iPhone it is by last name- how to i change it to alphabetize by first name?
thanks =
Also, is there a way to sync my list of phone contacts to my address book which i have never used on the mac?

First, go here for tutorials and information:
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Second, go here for the user manual and read through it:
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OK...so this post is strictly about wanting to send your contacts to the SIM. That capability is one at a time only. And there's a reason for that.
The BB Address Book is robust, allowing you to have one name with multiple phone numbers and addresses. The SIM phonebook, on the other hand, is much less capable...if, for instance, you have one contact with three phone numbers in your BB Address Book, the SIM phonebook would require three separate entries to contain the same data (with the obvious duplication of the name on three separate records).
So, I must ask...why on earth do you want to send your contacts to your SIM? There are much better methods for moving your contacts from the BB to somewhere else...
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I am running Windows Vista
The latest version of phone tools
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Seems like these iphones do more than the owner wants.. NO control and I understand no customer service .. made me sicke no "owner's manual etc. to refer to as a hard copy. .. sorry I am much older than the average iphone owner, so I like to have hard copies... cause I don't trust my laptop to keep all the info, etc.
What?
You must be joking. I'm no spring chicken and have never needed to check the iPhone user guide.
There is plenty of control; Apple includes a mobile version of the iPhone User Guide with a Safari bookmark, or you can download the iPhone User Guide as a PDF file from here
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Apple offers free telephone support for the first 90 days after the purchase date and free support at an Apple Retail Store.
http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/

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