Alphabetizing Contacts in Entourage?

Hi. No, these contacts were all originally input into Entourage.

In article <C00D2E29.87AA%paul.williams@condenast.co.uk>,
Paul Williams <paul.williams DeleteThis @condenast.co.uk> wrote:

> Were these contacts introduced from Outlook? We've noticed some very strange
> results from Outlook migrations.
>
>
> On 6/2/06 16:09, in article
> chrislandy-AECD4B.11094106022006 DeleteThis @msnews.microsoft.com, "Christopher Landy"
> <chrislandy DeleteThis @verizon.net> wrote:
>
> > For some reason, entourage will not alphabetize names correctly in my
> > address book. I sort by name AND by category. Some contacts are in
> > correct order, while others appear anywhere they please.
> >
> > Any suggestions.
> >
> > Thanks.

Note that sorting is only done by the category that is highlighted in blue
on the column headers; secondary sorting is not fully implemented in
Entourage if I recall correctly.

Entourage should sort by the last name, and, if there is no last name
entered, by first name, company, or e-mail address as a last resort.

If sorting seems incorrect, try rebuilding the database.

In Entourage 2004, you must launch the Microsoft Database Utility.
1. Launch Entourage, holding down the ³Option² key. Or, launch the
Database Utility separately; it is located in HD/Applications/Microsoft
Office 2004/Office/.
2. If you are prompted, allow the Database Utility to quit open Office
applications.
3. Once the Database Utility is open, select your identity from the list at
the top.
4. Click the ³Rebuild Database² button, and click ³Continue.²

In Entourage X, first go to Entourage > Turn Off Office Notifications. Now,
quit Entourage, and then restart Entourage holding down the Option key.
When the Rebuild dialog box comes up, choose to do a Typical Rebuild. If
that does not fix the problem, repeat the procedure, instead opting to do
the Advanced Rebuild.

In Entourage 2001, quit Entourage, and then restart Entourage holding down
the Option key. When the Rebuild dialog box comes up, choose to do a
Typical Rebuild. If that does not fix the problem, repeat the procedure,
instead opting to do the Advanced Rebuild.

On 2/6/06 10:09 AM, in article
chrislandy-AECD4B.11094106022006.DeleteThis@msnews.microsoft.com, "Christopher Landy"
<chrislandy.DeleteThis@verizon.net> wrote:

> For some reason, entourage will not alphabetize names correctly in my
> address book. I sort by name AND by category. Some contacts are in
> correct order, while others appear anywhere they please.
>
> Any suggestions.
>
> Thanks.

--
Mickey Stevens (Microsoft MVP for Office:mac)
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