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Anonymous   07-14-2004 at 10:37:45 PM

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Hi!

Does anyone know how to get the search function in contacts to check for
last name instead of first name? It is annoying having to search among your
Asian business contacts by first name which is rarely ever used in any other
communication.

Thanx for any advise!

/Hannes

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Anonymous   07-14-2004 at 10:37:46 PM
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There are several options.

First, the box at the top is a "filter" rather than a "finder" and
normally filters on the entry of either the first or last name.

Check "view" to assure that "by name" is selected.

Note that the default Outlook (on your PC) "file as" <last, first> and
if you have reset it to <first last> the filter will not find that
contact's last name... only the first.

Onward... tap;

start/find/contacts/<string> and it will find the string in any field in
any contact.

Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]

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Anonymous   07-15-2004 at 03:09:11 AM
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"Hannes Helander" <safehh@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23oPFiAbaEHA.2364@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Hi!
>
> Does anyone know how to get the search function in contacts to check for
> last name instead of first name? It is annoying having to search among
your
> Asian business contacts by first name which is rarely ever used in any
other
> communication.
>
> Thanx for any advise!
>
> /Hannes
>
>

I don't know, but you can do it in Pocket Informant. You can download it and
try before buying.

You could always enter the name the other way round though- first name in
last name field, last name in first if it doesn't cause other problems.....

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Anonymous   07-15-2004 at 03:32:43 PM
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"Beverly Howard [Ms-MVP/MobileDev]"
<BevNoSpamBevHoward.com> wrote in message
news:%2308v4xcaEHA.3420@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> There are several options.
>
> First, the box at the top is a "filter" rather
than a "finder" and
> normally filters on the entry of either the
first or last name.
>
> Check "view" to assure that "by name" is
selected.
>
> Note that the default Outlook (on your PC) "file
as" <last, first> and
> if you have reset it to <first last> the filter
will not find that
> contact's last name... only the first.
>
> Onward... tap;
>
> start/find/contacts/<string> and it will find
the string in any field in
> any contact.
>
> Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]




i use 'find' on the start menu, it will search all
fields

roy


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