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Change the Display Name in Address Book

We have a SBS 2003 server. As default, our Global Address List (GAL) is sorted by Firstname Lastname. We would like this changed to Lastname, Firstname. How is this done?

The same applies with the Address book in Outlook 2003. All names in the local contact folders as well as the GAL are all displayed Firstname Lastname. Hence, searches for a person's Lastname do not work... I would like to change this for all.

Thanks for your help on this one.

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Both local contacts & those in the GAL still don't work :o(... even when changing the relevant Tools, Options, Contact Options...

Basically, when I go to write a new email and use the To: button to search for an email address, a list of names from a certain address book are displayed. Regardless of which address book is selected, my contacts or the GAL, all names are still displayed as first name, last name. If a last name is typed, it does not find the name.

If I open my contacts folder, here the names are sorted last name, first name... but that's no good when trying to select names when writing an email.

any ideas?

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Updating all the display names for each users worked fine. However, I also need to do this for each newly created user - is there no way of having Exchange do this automatically?

I've come across tools like ADSI Edit & ADModify etc., any ideas? Am I on the right road?

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I have always set them by hand when setting up a new user. It is just part of the process. If you are bulk changing/creating then you may want to consider using the tools, but for one or two I don't think it is worth the hassle.

Simon.