Change the Contacts list to last name, first name format

Posted by Jonh Wednesday, June 11, 2008

You can change the name format for the contacts in the main Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Contact folder or any contact folders that you create. These folders are listed in the Outlook Address Book. However, you cannot change the name format for names in the Global Address List (GAL) For more information about the GAL.

Note The following procedure requires a restart of Outlook for the changes to take effect.

  1. In Outlook, on the Tools menu, click Account Settings.
  2. On the Address Books tab, in the Name list, click Outlook Address Book, and then click Change.

3. Under Outlook Address Books, click the address book that you want to change the contact display format for. For example, click Contacts: Personal Folders or Contacts: Mailbox – Mailbox name.

4. Under Show names by, click File As (Smith, John).


5. Click Close two times.

6. Close and restart Outlook.

7. To verify the format change, in Outlook, on the Tools menu, click Options.

8. On the Preference tab, under Contact and Notes, click Contact Options.

9. In the Contact Options box, do one of the following:

  • Verify Last, First in the Default "File As" order list.
  • In the Default "File As" order list, click Last, First.

10. Click OK two times.

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