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05-26-2009   #6 (permalink)
...winston


 

Re: Adding a contact when contacts are viewed last name first

Yes..I understand..
I can duplicate everything.

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...winston
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"Ron Sommer" <rsommer@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OOJDp7i3JHA.3304@xxxxxx
Quote:

> If Gary VanderMolen is displayed in the Name and the Summary, all of the
> rest of the contacts will display ie. Sommer Ron.
> If I change to First name first, then I have VanderMolen Gary and Ron
> Sommer.
> Viewing a wab file that is Last name first shows Sommer, Ron.
> --
> Ron Sommer
>
> "...winston" <winstonmvp@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:OnD1xki3JHA.1424@xxxxxx
Quote:

>> Ron...
>> lol...I'm just pointing out the differences...that the Name field and the
>> Summary shows the correct order unlike the First Name, Last Name field.
>>
>> Separately choosing view(last name first) may further explain why some
>> reported that exporting a contact list to a *.csv file has first and last
>> reversed.
>>
>>
>> --
>> ...winston
>> ms-mvp mail
>>
>> "Ron Sommer" <rsommer@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:u8bg$hf3JHA.5204@xxxxxx
Quote:

>>> I used "Gary VanderMolen" <gary@xxxxxx>, because "...winston"
>>> <winstonmvp@xxxxxx> only has one name.
>>> Inline
>>>
>>> "...winston" <winstonmvp@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:OnTQQ9d3JHA.480@xxxxxx
>>>> Repeat the process with Show Last name first prior to adding the
>>>> contact.
>>>>
>>>> Once the contact is added
>>>> Click on Contacts.
>>>> View/List(you should have 2 panes- one with all contacts[left],
>>>> one(right pane) with column headers(eg. Name, Personal email etc).
>>>> - is the contact entry in the correct order when viewing the Name field
>>>> in the right pane?
>>>
>>> No Gary VanderMolen Should be last name first.
>>>>
>>>> Select a contact entry under the name field
>>>> - Click on Summary, is the entry in the correct order adjacent to the
>>>> 'Name: when viewing in Summary mode.
>>>
>>> No, all other contacts display the last name first.
>>> Selected contact, Edit contact.
>>> Next to the picture is Gary VanderMolen.
>>> Next to name is Gary VanderMolen.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> To show the variation...
>>>> Click a Contact to open the contact in its own window
>>>> - If Show Last names first was selected when the add contact was chosen,
>>>> you should see the same results in your original post( I.e. first name,
>>>> Johnson; last name,Tom) and contrary to the above 'Name' field
>>>>
>>> You have to click Contact in the Edit contact window to get the data
>>> entry boxes displaying first name, VanderMolen: last name, Gary.
>>>
>>> Some of the problem is that there is no comma after the last name when
>>> the view is last name first.
>>> Gary VanderMolen is displayed in the name column, Preview header, Preview
>>> name, Edit contact window header, Edit contact summary.
>>> With a name of Gary VanderMolen, you know which is first and last name.
>>> With a name of Kevin James, you need to know if James is the first or
>>> last name.
>>> --
>>> Ron Sommer
>>>>
>>>> I don't recall if this was reported or not.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> ...winston
>>>> ms-mvp mail
>>>>
>>>> "Ron Sommer" <rsommer@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>> news:eKA5mgS3JHA.5276@xxxxxx
>>>>> XP SP3 WLMail 14.0.8064.0206
>>>>> I only have pop accounts and do not sign in.
>>>>> I have the contacts View, Show the last name first.
>>>>> I receive an email from someone who is not in Contacts. Example, Tom
>>>>> Johnson
>>>>> When I clicked Add contact in an email, the add contact window had
>>>>> first name, Johnson, last name, Tom.
>>>>> I tried with another address and the same thing happened.
>>>>> If I change to Show the first name first, the names are in the correct
>>>>> places.
>>>>>
>>>>> I also noticed that a comma is not placed after the last name when the
>>>>> View is last name first.
>>>>> Are these bugs that should or already has been reported?
>>>>> --
>>>>> Ron Sommer
>>>>
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