adrianfulop

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Q: Adress book - display first name first!

Hello,

In the Adress book, the first names of the selected contact used to be displayed first.

Under preferences, "Display first name before last name" is selected

In the contact list, the first name comes indeed first, but the selected contact show the last name first.

I deleted the Adress book preferences, but there is no change.

Any idea how to fix this?

Thank you!

MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.6), 15'' Mid-2012

Posted on Sep 9, 2016 1:27 AM

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A:

Try changing the "Sort by":

Contacts > Preferences > General > Sort By:

Click inside the box next to "Sort BY:' and choose "First Name".

https://support.apple.com/kb/PH22736?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

Posted on Sep 9, 2016 3:03 AM

Q: Adress book - display first name first!

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by dominic23,Apple recommended

dominic23 Sep 9, 2016 3:03 AM in response to adrianfulop
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Sep 9, 2016 3:03 AM in response to adrianfulop

Try changing the "Sort by":

Contacts > Preferences > General > Sort By:

Click inside the box next to "Sort BY:' and choose "First Name".

https://support.apple.com/kb/PH22736?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
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adrianfulop Sep 12, 2016 2:01 AM in response to dominic23
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Sep 12, 2016 2:01 AM in response to dominic23

Hi,

Thank you for your answer!

That only sorts the Contacts in the list by either First or Last Name

What I would like to achieve is to have the name of the selected contact appear as "First Last", just like in the list.

Apparently, when you change the "Show first name" setting, this should also have effect on the selected contacts, but in my case it only effects the contact list.

Maybe it's a bug? Could you check if you get the same behavior?

Thank you!
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