The GAL uses the Display Name from Active Directory to define the order they are listed, by default AD creates the display name using FirstName LastName, so you will need to do a couple of things: 1. Change a setting in AD so it uses the LastName FirstName format for new users, here is a link that explains how this can be done: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;250455 2. You will now have to change the format of the existing users in AD, the best way of doing this is to use ADModify, you can get this from ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/PSS/Tools go into the Exchange Support Tools directory and you should then see the ADModify directory, download it and you can make bulk changes to objects in your AD. Hope this helps Mark Fugatt MCT, MCSE, Microsoft Exchange MVP Pentech Office Solutions Inc Tel: 585 586 3890 Fax: 585 249 0316 www.4mcts.com www.exchangetrainer.com -----Original Message----- From: Woodrow H. Kroll [mailto:Wkroll@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 3:21 PM To: [ExchangeList] http://www.MSExchange.org/ How do I get the GAL to sort but last name instead of first name? -----Original Message----- From: Scott Van Singel [mailto:svansingel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 10:58 AM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] Get rid of contacts list http://www.MSExchange.org/ In Outlook when you click on the "To" button, we many list IE: Global Address, Contacts, All Contacts. I would like to get rid of the lists except for the GAL and Contacts. Does anyone know how to do this? Scott Van Singel ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp Exchange FAQ: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this MSExchange.org Discussion List as: wkroll@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub') ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp Exchange FAQ: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this MSExchange.org Discussion List as: mark@xxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub')