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10 years 4 weeks ago #3841 by welsh
Alphabet search by 'surname', not 'first name' was created by welsh
Hi

Is it possible to use the Alphabet search to search by surname, not first name?

for example if a contact is called
'Alan Smith' if I click on 'A' the contact is displayed. If I click 'S' it is not present

Is it possible to switch it to search by Surname only

thanks for your time - much appreciated

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10 years 4 weeks ago #3842 by admin
Replied by admin on topic Alphabet search by 'surname', not 'first name'
Hello,
yes, this is definitely possible.
In order to do that, you need to order the cards by 'name format 1st part' or 'name format 2nd part', depending on the name format you have selected. If this seems a little unclear, there is a full paragraph on the subject in the documentation.
Hope this helps!
Olivier.

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10 years 4 weeks ago - 10 years 4 weeks ago #3843 by admin
Replied by admin on topic Alphabet search by 'surname', not 'first name'
Sorry, I forgot to mention:
if the contacts have the fields 'first sort field' and 'second first field' set up, you can order the contacts 'by sort field (asc)' in the component and get the same results, as long as the first sort field for each contact contains the last name of the contact.
Olivier.
Last edit: 10 years 4 weeks ago by admin.

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