Changing display names to a large number of contacts
 

I recently synchronised my OE address book with Plaxo and Outlook. Before
doing this the Name Display appeared as FirstName LastName. Now the
contacts appear as Title FirstName LastName. I have about 800 email
contacts. I tried to edit one of the contacts by going to Properties and in
the Display Box I changed from Title FirstName LastName to FirstName
LastName.

The problem is....how can I automate this procedure for the 800 contacts.

I would like to make the change so that when I am composing an email I could
start typing the person's first name and autocomplete would complete it.

Any suggestions??


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Changing display names to a large number of contacts
 

You could try this:

Export the OE address book to a CSV (Comma Separate Values) text file.
When selecting the fields, export "First Name" and "Last Name" but not
the "Name" field.

Then create a new empty WAB file and import the data back in. If you
are happy with the results, you blow away your original WAB file and use
the new one.

The Windows Address Book (WAB)
http://www.insideoe.com/files/wab.htm


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Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Nick Cumberbatch" wrote in message
...
I recently synchronised my OE address book with Plaxo and Outlook.
Before doing this the Name Display appeared as FirstName LastName. Now
the contacts appear as Title FirstName LastName. I have about 800
email contacts. I tried to edit one of the contacts by going to
Properties and in the Display Box I changed from Title FirstName
LastName to FirstName LastName.

The problem is....how can I automate this procedure for the 800
contacts.

I would like to make the change so that when I am composing an email I
could start typing the person's first name and autocomplete would
complete it.

Any suggestions??


Your Logo, Inc. Insert a catchy tag line here Nick Cumberbatch
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Changing display names to a large number of contacts
 

Thank You. I will try that

I am hoping that someone would tell me how to change the display name from
Title FirstName
LastName to FirstName LastName for a number of contacts at once


"Michael Santovec" wrote in message
...
You could try this:

Export the OE address book to a CSV (Comma Separate Values) text file.
When selecting the fields, export "First Name" and "Last Name" but not the
"Name" field.

Then create a new empty WAB file and import the data back in. If you are
happy with the results, you blow away your original WAB file and use the
new one.

The Windows Address Book (WAB)
http://www.insideoe.com/files/wab.htm


--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Nick Cumberbatch" wrote in message
...
I recently synchronised my OE address book with Plaxo and Outlook. Before
doing this the Name Display appeared as FirstName LastName. Now the
contacts appear as Title FirstName LastName. I have about 800 email
contacts. I tried to edit one of the contacts by going to Properties and
in the Display Box I changed from Title FirstName LastName to FirstName
LastName.

The problem is....how can I automate this procedure for the 800 contacts.

I would like to make the change so that when I am composing an email I
could start typing the person's first name and autocomplete would
complete it.

Any suggestions??


Your Logo, Inc. Insert a catchy tag line here Nick Cumberbatch
Want to always have my latest info? Want a signature
like this?

Changing display names to a large number of contacts
 

I don't think there's any way to do that.

I'm guessing that the import had the title as part of the display name
and OE picked that up.

OE doesn't automatically include the title in the display name. It just
includes the first, middle and last names

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Nick Cumberbatch" wrote in message
...
Thank You. I will try that

I am hoping that someone would tell me how to change the display name
from Title FirstName
LastName to FirstName LastName for a number of contacts at once


"Michael Santovec" wrote in message
...
You could try this:

Export the OE address book to a CSV (Comma Separate Values) text
file. When selecting the fields, export "First Name" and "Last Name"
but not the "Name" field.

Then create a new empty WAB file and import the data back in. If you
are happy with the results, you blow away your original WAB file and
use the new one.

The Windows Address Book (WAB)
http://www.insideoe.com/files/wab.htm


--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Nick Cumberbatch" wrote in message
...
I recently synchronised my OE address book with Plaxo and Outlook.
Before doing this the Name Display appeared as FirstName LastName.
Now the contacts appear as Title FirstName LastName. I have about
800 email contacts. I tried to edit one of the contacts by going to
Properties and in the Display Box I changed from Title FirstName
LastName to FirstName LastName.

The problem is....how can I automate this procedure for the 800
contacts.

I would like to make the change so that when I am composing an email
I could start typing the person's first name and autocomplete would
complete it.

Any suggestions??


Your Logo, Inc. Insert a catchy tag line here Nick Cumberbatch
Want to always have my latest info? Want a
signature like this?