Address Book Names Order

I would like to list the names in my Entourage X Address Book by last
name first. However, I cannot find any way to do this.
Does anyone know how this can be done?

Thanks

On 7/1/03 11:30 AM, in article 029b01c33ffe$d8860250$a301280a@phx.gbl,
"Raymond Zachary" <raymondzachary@comcast.net> wrote:

> I would like to list the names in my Entourage X Address Book by last
> name first. However, I cannot find any way to do this.
> Does anyone know how this can be done?

The Address Book displays the names as FirstName LastName, but they are
sorted in alphabetical order by LAST name, not first name. Click on the Name
column and you'll see for yourself.

Groups are another matter - they indeed are sorted by first name. Get Paul
Berkowitz's script Group Sort X at

http://macscripter.net/scriptbuilders/

It will sort all your groups alphabetically by last name. Whenever you add
any new group members , run the script again on just that group - it's
instantaneous when done that way.
--
Diane Ross
MVP Entourage (MVPs are volunteers)
Entourage Help Page
<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/>

On 7/1/03 2:39 PM, in article BB273168.568CE%dross@mvps.org, "Diane Ross"
<dross@mvps.org> wrote:

> On 7/1/03 11:30 AM, in article 029b01c33ffe$d8860250$a301280a@phx.gbl,
> "Raymond Zachary" <raymondzachary@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> I would like to list the names in my Entourage X Address Book by last
>> name first. However, I cannot find any way to do this.
>> Does anyone know how this can be done?
>
> The Address Book displays the names as FirstName LastName, but they are
> sorted in alphabetical order by LAST name, not first name. Click on the Name
> column and you'll see for yourself.

There is a way you can re-format it using the Nickname column, which is
described in detail here:
<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/faq/faqs.html#Anchor-147>

However, this is not an ideal solution because then the "Name" field that
appears on outgoing message only includes the last name, which can make it
harder for you to distinguish contacts.

--
Mickey Stevens (Microsoft MVP for Office:mac)
PowerPoint FAQ featuring PowerPoint:mac: <http://www.pptfaq.com/>
Entourage Help Page: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/toc.html>