Globally changing Outlook Contacts

[Warwick Cunningham]

Hi group

I am using Outlook XP (2002). I desire to change the way each contact is
viewed in my contact folder.

This would require changing the "File As" field on every contact.

Any thoughts?

Regards
Warwick

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

You'd have to use code to do that.
This MS KB article may help:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q291144

 

[Neil]

erm.. export to excel, change, then import again.

backup first !

also, you'll lose the modified dates, so don't do it if these are important.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Won't work. The File As field is a derived field, not a static one.