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by johnj

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There is probably an obvious answer to this question, but here goes. My AD currently displays users alphabetically by their first names. I would like to display them by their last names. Since I entered the first and last names separately when I created the users' account, I assume there is a way to sort the list.
On a related issue, if AD sorts the list by last name, will Exchange 2000 also do the same?

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by winterfrost

- Click View -> Choose Columns... and select the columns you want. (i.e. Last Name)
- Click at the top of the column name to sort it ascending/descending.

And, no, this will have no effect on the sort order of the Global Address List in Exchange 2000. In fact, it will only affect that instance of your console -- if you go to another system and fire up AD U&C, it will not have the Last Name column, you will have to set it there as well.

I'm not sure how you change the sort order of the Global Address List... if it's even possible!

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