Hi, I know what you mean about not having last names. What I do is to use the same first name as the last name. Thus, I might have a last and a first name of "Emily."
It's a stop gap, so let's hope this feature will be included in the next release. Joe G. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Antonio M. Guimaraes" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, Aug 13, 2009 21:36:27 Subject: [GWN] Improvements: Address book entries with first names only > > > > > > The Address book, no last name, no entry for you. > > The address book application does not allow for entering information for a > person without something in the last name field. > > This creates a problem for several of my old contacts from an old address > book from an old note-taker. What do I do with entries like Massachusetts > Attorney General, and American Printing House for the Blind. Is "blind" the > last name of American printing House for the? Is "recording" the first name > of the organization called Recording for the Blind and Dislexic? If so, then, > what is the middle inicial? > > These entries above are just a fiew examples of the dilema created by the > refusal to create an entry without a last name. > > What if a possible business contact only tells me their first name. How do I > create an entry for George, and Emily, if I don't yet know their last name? > > My suggestion is to let users make and save entries with either a first name, > a last name, or both. It is increasingly more common to call your business > associates by their first name, anyway. > > Antonio Guimaraes > > If an infinite number of rednecks riding in an infinite number of pickup > trucks fire an infinite number of shotgun rounds at an infinite number of > highway signs, they will eventually produce all the world's great literary > works in Braille. > > Shop online and support the NFB of RI at no additional cost to you. > http://www.givebackamerica.com/charity.php?b=169 > Givebackamerica.org, America's Online Charity Shopping Mall
