Can't alphabetize group in address book

Thread view:

Enable EMail Alerts

Start New Thread

Thread rating:

Mai Nyaradzo - 20 Dec 2003 05:10 GMT

I have a mailing list that I keep alphabetized to avoid double
entries. I can't figure out how to do this in Outlook Express. It
seems to only let me add a new email to the group at the END of the
list, and has no command to let me alphabetize the list. Help! Am I
missing something here?

Reply to this Message

Ian_ - 31 Dec 2003 01:35 GMT

Mai Nyaradzo wrote on 20/12/03 5:10 am:

> I have a mailing list that I keep alphabetized to avoid double
> entries. I can't figure out how to do this in Outlook Express. It
> seems to only let me add a new email to the group at the END of the
> list, and has no command to let me alphabetize the list. Help! Am I
> missing something here?

Manually;
In the Address Book,
Add a sorting code to the "Dept" part of each edited address, such as
"mailing list".
Then View>Columns, check "Department",
and sort by that (clicking the "Department" heading),
they will be sorted by Last Name, in each "Dept",
with Groups first, (or last if you click twice).
Select all the names in the "Dept" you want.
Freshly drag them to the mailing list Group, delete earlier entries to the
group (or get rid of them first).

Easier way;
Search for an AppleScript "Group Sort" from Paul Berkowitz.
<http://www.applescriptcentral.com/arc.php?letter=g>

HTH, &B-) Ian
No Spam, Please reply to newsgroup!

Reply to this Message

Mac Forum / Applications / Outlook Express / December 2003

Can't alphabetize group in address book