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In my searching, I saw a lot of talk about VBA. The only problem is that I have no idea what it is or how to use it.


Tools -> Macro -> Macros

Give your macro a name (e.g. RenameContacts), click Create, and then paste the following code into the Sub that's generated:

Code:

    Dim mapiNamespace As Outlook.NameSpace
    Set mapiNamespace = Application.GetNamespace("MAPI")
    
    Dim contactsFolder As Outlook.MAPIFolder
    Set contactsFolder = GetDefaultFolder(olFolderContacts)

    Dim contact As ContactItem
    For Each contact In contactsFolder.Items
        contact.FullName = contact.LastName & ", " & contact.FirstName
    Next


Note that I've not tested it -- we're on Outlook 2003 on Exchange, so I don't have any local Contacts folders to try it with.
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-- roger