The Bottom Line
OESort sorts the Contacts pane in Outlook Express by flexibly and easily by first or last name. You can also position groups above or below other addresses with OESort, but sorting by fields other than the name is not possible.
Pros
- OESort sorts your Outlook Express Contacts pane by first and last name flexibly
- You can break out address book groups with OESort, too
Cons
- OESort can only sort your Contacts pane by name
- No direct integration with Outlook Express requires OESort to be an extra program
Description
- OESort lets you customize the sort order in the Outlook Express "Contacts" pane.
- You can sort by last or first name in ascending or descending order with OESort.
- OESort can also put address book groups in between, above or below normal contacts.
- The "Contacts" pane can be easily recovered or hidden with OESort.
- OESort supports Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/3/XP and Outlook Express 5/6.
Guide Review - OESort 1.0 - Outlook Express Add-On
It is easy to hide the "Contacts" pane in Outlook Express by mistake, it does not display more than some 999 addresses and it sorts your contacts in a matter that is not always the ideal. And yet, the "Contacts" pane can be really useful — in particular if you have the help of OESort, which at least makes the sorting a bit more sensible.
Using OESort, you can order your addresses by first or last name. Of course, the sort order can be reversed, and OESort can move groups on top of all other contacts or at the bottom, too.
That OESort does not integrate with Outlook Express directly (which means you have to restart Outlook Express if you change the "Contacts" pane sort order) is a minor nuisance, but a way to sort by more address book fields than just the name might be a nice addition to OESort.
