C550 Sort Contacts

[Guest Tommo_Smart]

Hi all, I'd firstly like to introduce myself as the latest nooblet on the site. Looks like a great forum i've picked up loads of useful stuff already after getting my c550 yesterday.

Anyway quick easy question: Is it possible to sort my contacts list by first name rather than last name? I can't find this option anywhere. I may have to resort to modifying all my contacts so both names are in the last name field. Any ideas?

thx.

[Guest RufusA]

Anyway quick easy question:  Is it possible to sort my contacts list by first name rather than last name?  I can't find this option anywhere.  I may have to resort to modifying all my contacts so both names are in the last name field.  Any ideas?

AFAIK this can only be done on a contact by contact basis.

When you edit a contact, there's a field called "File As", this gives various options on how to combine the firstname/lastname to display in the contact list. So by saving each contact with a File As "Fistname Lastname", contacts will be sorted that way.

If you have outlook and activesync running it *may* be possible to change the sort order in outlook and synch the changes with the phone - not played with it much thought TBH.

HTH - Rufus.

[Guest Tommo_Smart]

If you have outlook and activesync running it *may* be possible to change the sort order in outlook and synch the changes with the phone - not played with it much thought TBH.

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Thanks Rufus you sorted me totally. There is a setting in Outlook as well as the phone for "File As" and I have just updated all my contacts on Outlook then sync'ed them up. Didnt take long at all ;)