I'm not sure which version of Outlook you are using, but in Outlook 2007, go to the Tools Menu and select Options ... click on the Preferences tab, then click on the Contact Options button and choose what you want. Linda ****************************** Linda F. Johnson Linda's Computer Stop http://personal-computer-tutor.com -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of bill goddard Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 7:56 AM To: M.S.O. Subject: [mso] rearranging address book-outlook 2010 On Monday, November 25, 2013 9:07:05 AM, bill goddard <uujayg@xxxxxxxx> wrote: I have recently changed over from O.E. to Outlook. I saved my email addresses onto my thumb drive, Upon getting my email address book going again I find that the names are first name first, and last names second. Is there a way that I can change the address list over to last name first. I spent about 2 hours yesterday trying to gets this corrected. I sent this yesterday and it appeared this morning in my spam box....most wierd Thank You W J Goddard Burlington, ON. ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu at the top. This will allow you to unsubscribe your email address or change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to share files with the group, you must join our Yahoo sister group. This group will not allow for posting of emails, but will allow you to join and share problem files, templates, etc.: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MicrosoftOffice . This group is for FILE SHARING ONLY. If you are using Outlook and you see a lot of unnecessary code in your email messages, read these instructions that explain why and how to fix it: http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc3/v28/greg28.htm *************************************************************