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Any way to sort contacts by first name?

I've got myself a new Vario, but I can't seem to get the contacts to sort by first name - is there any way to do this?
Sorry if this is a dumb question! I've been mucking about with it for ages!
Many thanks

Zakkz,
Welcome to the forum :wink:. Please read this introduction.
Here's a couple of links on your question.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/vie...0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=contacts
http://forum.xda-developers.com/vie...0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=contacts
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yes it is possible,
even different ways to get this:
you can use a little freeware application 'File As First Last" that will be included in the default contacts applications. It allows you to save the contact by "firstname lastname" 'or even by company etc. The application can be found on pocketpcfreewares.com: http://www.pocketpcfreewares.com/en/index.php?soft=828
you could also change the contact settings on your desktop...within the Outlook contact, you can change the setting 'save contact as', there you can chose to use "firstname lastname"
yet another way to solve this problem is to use another application for your contacts. Pocket Informant is really very good! there you can easily chose to sort the contacts by "firstname lastname"...you can also chose to see the contact pictures in the list of contacts, which is really great I think!
and you've got many many other options and settings to change the calendar/contacts/tasks views...also a really great search function within Pocket Informant...try it for yourself...
CIAO!
VOODOOS!L

Sort contact via first name

Hi guys,
Sorry if this question have been asked previously. I cant find the right answer to my question after long searching. Pls kindly advise me..
Im trying to sync my contact in Mac OSX Address.app to my phone using Missing Sync. I noticed after i sync, all the contact names are sorted by last name, first name.. How can i sort by firstname, last name instead?
All helps are greatly appreciated !
Thanks!

you might have to do them all one by one, but if you go to edit the contact, about half way down there is an option to sort by Firstname, Lastname

twisted-pixel said:
you might have to do them all one by one, but if you go to edit the contact, about half way down there is an option to sort by Firstname, Lastname
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hie,
if i manually edit the contact display field to firstname, last name in the phone, the next time i do a sync again, will the setting be overwrite back to lastname, firstname again?
thanks

This freeware should sort you out good. Does all contacts in one go
http://www.shubaroo.com/index.php?module=contact

amuneer said:
This freeware should sort you out good. Does all contacts in one go
http://www.shubaroo.com/index.php?module=contact
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THX! That's perfect!

amuneer said:
This freeware should sort you out good. Does all contacts in one go
http://www.shubaroo.com/index.php?module=contact
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thanks a zillion! just what i needed. Thanks!

or try this cab - adds an option in the options menu of contacts

You're welcome

This apps is a God Send. Stored on my SD Card of apps to keep and load everytime I flash my HD.
Thanks

Contacts appear last/first??

Im having a real issue with my contacts on my new hd2.
Outlook displays them perfectly but my hd2 for some reason lists them last/first which i find very annoying.
Anyone any ideas or solutions?
Cheers

knightrider66 said:
Im having a real issue with my contacts on my new hd2.
Outlook displays them perfectly but my hd2 for some reason lists them last/first which i find very annoying.
Anyone any ideas or solutions?
Cheers
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I found out hat the HTC interface sorts contacts using the outlook field DISPLAY AS, which bt default is LAST, FIRST.
I had to go thru all my contacts in outlook an dchange the DISPLAY AS field into FIRST LAST

knightrider66 said:
Im having a real issue with my contacts on my new hd2.
Outlook displays them perfectly but my hd2 for some reason lists them last/first which i find very annoying.
Anyone any ideas or solutions?
Cheers
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Try the attached file

hbahaie said:
Try the attached file
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Hi thanks for posting the cab, but for some reason its not working for me.
I've installed > restarted the phone > went into contacts, but still the same e.g. Lasr, First.
Please could give a brief explanation on how to get it to rearrange the contacts?
Many thanks.

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After you install the .cab file you have to go in to the program folder and start the app that was installed. But if you sync ur contacts with a google account they will go back to last,first name after each sync.

Thanks!
I didn't realise it installed an accessible application, I thought it was just a fix, doh! lol
Thanks again.

Bought a new HD2 Some doubts

Hey,
I finally bought a new HD2
I've some problems,
1. I can't get Contact order to set as First Name First and Last Name last. Its just Last Name first now. How do I change that?
2. Also has anyone managed to get Google Exchange working properly? Im able to sync mails, but not Contacts or Calendar entries?
Will add more doubts if I come across.
P.S. Ive searched before posting. If I did miss, kindly show me the link

Tanmay® said:
Hey,
I finally bought a new HD2
I've some problems,
1. I can't get Contact order to set as First Name First and Last Name last. Its just Last Name first now. How do I change that?
2. Also has anyone managed to get Google Exchange working properly? Im able to sync mails, but not Contacts or Calendar entries?
Will add more doubts if I come across.
P.S. Ive searched before posting. If I did miss, kindly show me the link
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1. If you go to contacts, then select the contact, edit, and a few lines down is "file as". It's labourious so may be easier to do from a PC
If you go to "people", you need to go to the contact, edit, scroll down to reach "more" at the end and it puts you in the contact edit field described aboce.
2. No idea, sorry.

Google Sync working fine here using the settings as per their set up pages, Calender and Contacts working.

for mass managing of the contacts in the right order you can use 'contacts changer 1.3'

NZtechfreak said:
Google Sync working fine here using the settings as per their set up pages, Calender and Contacts working.
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note that google sync only works for your main calendar, if you have multiple calendars, others wont sync...

PaoloWeckl said:
for mass managing of the contacts in the right order you can use 'contacts changer 1.3'
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Thanks a lot brother! That made the task a whole lot simpler!
Just a note that Contacts changer is not free anymore.
Now another problem I've been facing is that, Im not able to Copy Paste in Contacts app. Like I want to Cut one fields details and put it in another field, but whenever I select the text, and try to tap on it inoder to hold and get the menu, the text gets deselected.
Im not able to Copy-Cut-Paste properly.

Tanmay® said:
Also has anyone managed to get Google Exchange working properly? Im able to sync mails, but not Contacts or Calendar entries?
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Be carefull because Google Sync doesn't support Task synchronization.
You've to disactivate it to be able to synchronize Contacts, Calendar & Mails.

^^ Yea bro. You're right! Tasks was the issue! Now everything works perfect
But the CopyPaste problem still exists for the Contacts app (among other random apps) Any solution for that?

I think the only solution is to install a keyboard that has Cut/Copy/Paste functions.
My favourite is Touchpal but there are others that do this.
Ironically the original WinMo keyboard did include the Ctrl key so these operations were possible

Tanmay® said:
^^ Yea bro. You're right! Tasks was the issue! Now everything works perfect
But the CopyPaste problem still exists for the Contacts app (among other random apps) Any solution for that?
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The problem exists in HTC's PEOPLE app but not in the CONTACTS app located in the Outlook folder in the START menu.

Tanmay® said:
Thanks a lot brother! That made the task a whole lot simpler!
Just a note that Contacts changer is not free anymore.
Now another problem I've been facing is that, Im not able to Copy Paste in Contacts app. Like I want to Cut one fields details and put it in another field, but whenever I select the text, and try to tap on it inoder to hold and get the menu, the text gets deselected.
Im not able to Copy-Cut-Paste properly.
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Tanmay® said:
^^ Yea bro. You're right! Tasks was the issue! Now everything works perfect
But the CopyPaste problem still exists for the Contacts app (among other random apps) Any solution for that?
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Copy and paste works fine for me in contacts, just tap on the field, then tap and hold, menu pops up and select Cut, Copy, etc...

kassor said:
note that google sync only works for your main calendar, if you have multiple calendars, others wont sync...
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after using oggsync (app install needed on the phone) for more than one year, i just discovered nuevasync (no install, use activsync), it can sync till 11calendar with free account, contacts, etc... seems to work very great

Google Contacts?

I'm considering switching from the G1 to the HD2 when it comes out this week because I'm ready for a new device. However all of my contacts are stored through google and not on my SIM or in Outlook. Is there any way to sync Google contacts with an HD2/WM6.5, or would I have to find an alternative way should I decide to take the upgrade?

I have not tested it... but in activesync you can set it up to sync with m.google.com. I only used it for calendar so I cannot assure you that it will work...

I use it for calendar, contacts, and email - all works splendidly. makes flashing new roms a breeze or even switching phones.
All i have to remember are my settings for cookies (which you can export), bsbtweaks, and S2U2. everything else is done.
you will have to find a way to backup your SMSes though. I have not imported my SMSes from my E65 to the HD2. But if you can put an SMS into MSMyphone or PIMbackup format you can restore them too.

chris_ah1 said:
I use it for calendar, contacts, and email - all works splendidly. makes flashing new roms a breeze or even switching phones.
All i have to remember are my settings for cookies (which you can export), bsbtweaks, and S2U2. everything else is done.
you will have to find a way to backup your SMSes though. I have not imported my SMSes from my E65 to the HD2. But if you can put an SMS into MSMyphone or PIMbackup format you can restore them too.
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awesome! I'm going from g1 to hd2 on wednesday!

Bah, first read - then reply. My bad

You can also go to gmail and export your contacts as a CSV file, then just import into outlook, and when you plug you phone into your computer to sync it will download all of your contacts

mZimm said:
I'm considering switching from the G1 to the HD2 when it comes out this week because I'm ready for a new device. However all of my contacts are stored through google and not on my SIM or in Outlook. Is there any way to sync Google contacts with an HD2/WM6.5, or would I have to find an alternative way should I decide to take the upgrade?
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an app called "vcard expert" from the windows phone marketplace could be worth looking at.
all you need to do is export your contacts from google in a single vcard vcf file and stick the file on your HD2 - vcard expert will do the rest.

DeadVirus said:
I have not tested it... but in activesync you can set it up to sync with m.google.com. I only used it for calendar so I cannot assure you that it will work...
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Can you give me instructions on how to do this because when I tried, following the directions online, all I got was error: password incorrect. I was working on this for hours and kept inputting my password, so I know that wasn't the problem. Please help!

yes
yes this works with active sync. i went from a htc hero to the HD2 and it even took my Facebook links over with the contacts. sense to sense.

zumbie01 said:
Can you give me instructions on how to do this because when I tried, following the directions online, all I got was error: password incorrect. I was working on this for hours and kept inputting my password, so I know that wasn't the problem. Please help!
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Code:
open ActiveSync
click "setup device"
where you enter email and password, click manual setup
"user name" is your complete email address
enter password
keep "domain" blank
"server address" is m.Google.com
click done
then select contact, mail, calendar...there is no task suppot so uncheck it
click done...then the "sync now" soft key
edit: i forgot, make sure SSL is checked also.
Also, maybe a MOD can put this in the tips thread if its not there already.

zumbie01 said:
Can you give me instructions on how to do this because when I tried, following the directions online, all I got was error: password incorrect. I was working on this for hours and kept inputting my password, so I know that wasn't the problem. Please help!
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http://www.google.com/support/mobile/bin/answer.py?answer=138636&topic=14299
make sure you uncheck the tasks

BlackAccord said:
http://www.google.com/support/mobile/bin/answer.py?answer=138636&topic=14299
make sure you uncheck the tasks
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same as stated above.

Thats what my problem was! I left tasks checked!

BlackElvis79 said:
Code:
open ActiveSync
click "setup device"
where you enter email and password, click manual setup
"user name" is your complete email address
enter password
keep "domain" blank
"server address" is m.Google.com
click done
then select contact, mail, calendar...there is no task suppot so uncheck it
click done...then the "sync now" soft key
edit: i forgot, make sure SSL is checked also.
Also, maybe a MOD can put this in the tips thread if its not there already.
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There is a "text messages" option...does this work? If so where are they saved?

do you guys get the lastname first?

text messages is only on com5 builds I think. I never had it on my stock ROM.
Also if you type in [email protected] or whatever your gdomain is then on COM5 the 'domain' box is grayed out. (cooked roms)
you must type m.google.com however on COM2 builds (stock)
what do you mean lastname?
It depends on how the contact sends their name in the email text.
TBH i am curious to see if SMSes work....but Myphone handles that for me well enough.
One thing that does irritate me is that mail sent from the HTC does not appear in sent items....I think that's why they put in the 'reply all'. With reply all it sends back to you, but with just reply I never see the message again until they mail back with it included inline.

That thing about sent emails and the huge battery killer were the two main things that made return this devices,plus WinMo,it does not cut it for me.Beautiful screen though.

Can someone explain how can I export my contacts FROM HD2 to Google Contacts?

eenbox said:
Can someone explain how can I export my contacts FROM HD2 to Google Contacts?
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It's written i post #10.
I just used it to export alle my contacts from my HD2 to a group in Gmail i called 'HD2', and the they are pressent when i start Android on my HD2.
Go to AcitveSync on your HD2 and form the Menu choose 'Options' and delete the current server. Mine was 'Microsoft Exchange'.
Then set up a new connection that i the one shown i post #10.
It worked finde for me - thansk BlackElvis79 ;-)