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Display name in Outlook 2000

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wood1e

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Hi

I am trying to change the way our global address book displays the contacts within it.

We want to have the display are surname first. As there doesn't appear to be a display as button. How do I go about this.

This is a across the range of Outlooks 2000, 98, XP I believe has a change display.

Or is it that I would have to change the Exchange Server display properties.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
The Global address list is managed by the Server, so that is where to modify it.
You can either do it per mailbox in AD or change the defaults.

Marc
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Amny thanks for that, managed to change the display in the global address book. But now trying to change the contacts in the users Outlook. To read last name first. ?
 
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Tools - Options - Contacts - Contact Options
 
I have looked in help, and all that gives you is how to change the 'file as' option, to last name, first name.

Unfortuntley, this doesn't change the view when I create a new email, and select 'To' then contacts. They are still first name, last name ?

So I am at a complete loss as to how to achieve this?
 
For existing contacts, you may need to change the Display As fields.
 
HI no I have tried Display as and that doesn't work either, at least not when I come to select who I am sending the email to.

When I click To, and then select Contatcs the display name is still first name first.
 
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