Remo Del Bello: > On 5/24/07 12:42 AM, Steve Ball deftly typed out: > >> These are contacts with no entry in "First" or 'Last' name fields. The only >> 'name' is in the 'Company' field, and Entourage displays this in the 'Name' >> column (as well as the 'Company' column) when I open the address book. >> However, the sorting is weird. > > It's interesting that Entourage displays the company name in the "Name" > field if there is no name for the contact. Despite displaying it, though, it > doesn't affect the sorting by name. All contacts with nothing in the name > fields will sort before the ones with names. > > Within these contacts (the ones without info in the name fields) sorting > *is* odd if you sort by the name column. In my quick testing, it appears > that newer records sort before the older ones. With nothing in the name > fields to sort by, if forced to sort by the cantact name, Entourage seems to > sort (in reverse order!) by the unique ID of the contact. You can verify
(snip) > > Whatever the reason for this is, I would say that the solution to your > problem would be to place the company name in one of the name fields as > well. If you want the companies to sort alphabetically along with the rest > of your contacts, place the company name in the last name field. If you want > them to sort at the top, so that the company contacts are altogether, place > the company name in the first name field. Remo, thanks for your help. Placing the 'Company' name in the 'First' or 'Last' name field is a workaround, and a programme of Entourage's stature should require workarounds. I count the fact that, in the absence of a contact name, Entourage places the company name in the 'Name' field, but then doesn't use it when the list is sorted by 'Name', as a bug. I will report it. Thanks again, Steve = : ^ ) -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
