Sort Address Book search dialog box by last name, first name

Question

When I am entering an email, and I click on the To: field to bring up the Address Book dialog box, by default the names are ordered according to the
Name field in First Name, Last name format.
Is there any way to have this column display the names in Last Name, First Name format?

Answer 1

Is there any way to have this column display the names in Last Name, First Name format?
The only way would be to change the display order of the AB to use <FileAs> which in turn requires that the default order for the <FileAs> field is configured to be <Last, First>.
Way to change the AB display order is by going into Account Settings (you don't mention which version of Outlook is in use) or with Outlook closed, use the Control Panel <Mail> app to open the profile
- click on the <AddressBooks> tab
- highlight Outlook AddressBook
- click <Change> and select the appropriate <Show Names> option
Note: if your current default FileAs setting is not configured to be <Last, First> - you will need to <bulk> change all existing contact items since any change to the FileAs default setting only applies to newly created contacts.
Karl Timmermans [Outlook MVP] "Outlook Contact Import/Export/Data Mgmt" http://www.contactgenie.com