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I dont want first, middle, last name. I just want one name.

Hey dudes,
Is it possible for me to have just one name field?
I dont like this first, middle and last name.
How can I fix this?
Can I rename all the names to first name?

I think you need to be more clear about exactly what you are after..
Are we talking about the Contacts list?
If so why not just fill in one of the names? If you only put one it will only show one.

Thanks for the tip.
I have a bunch of contacts where their name is split all over first, middle, last name especially these chinese names. 3 words, tan sue jon
First: Tan
Middle: Sue
Last: Jon
so how can I change all of the contacts so that it will take all these fields, combine them, and only store it in First Name.
First: Tan Sue Jon
Middle:
Last:
Thats all folks. Thanks.

Reorg Contacts Display Name
Try this little app i've made.
It will make you contacts display FirstName - Lastname.
One small glitch, somtimes i have to push the button more than once in order to update all contacts (i do not find a reason for this...) but it works for me.
I'm working on an improved version that will also allow to add birthdays to calendar and pictures to contacts.
good luck and pm me if u have nay problems.

trlopes1974 said:
Try this little app i've made.
It will make you contacts display FirstName - Lastname.
One small glitch, somtimes i have to push the button more than once in order to update all contacts (i do not find a reason for this...) but it works for me.
I'm working on an improved version that will also allow to add birthdays to calendar and pictures to contacts.
good luck and pm me if u have nay problems.
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That little program was amazing. It worked perfectly! Thank you so much.
-David

Manila 2.5 favourite contacts!

I think I know the answer to this already, and if I'm right, it's a bit pap!
The Favourites tab in Manila 2.5 allows you to add contacts there, as per previous versions of Manila. The problem I have is that you can't just add a person. You have to add a contact method for a person.
For example, I add my mate Chris, but I sometimes call him, sometimes text him, and sometimes email him. In order to create a shortcut where I can do these things, I need to create one for each of them, and therefore have 3 shortcuts for 1 person.
I've really looked round to see if there are any settings that could change this crappy behaviour, but as far as I can see, it's just poo.
Anyone got any words of wisdom on this matter?

I'm not a fan of this little feature either, but the way I get deal with it is by tapping the NAME of the contact, not the contact picture. this will take you to the contact's info (i.e. the unified communications screen you normally get after selecting a contact) from there you'll be able to email/call/text them

Last name, first name in contacts.

Hi in here.
Im quite tired of that the phonebook shows my contacts with last name first an first nam last.
You can change that manually if you choose your contact and presses edit contact. Then scroll down to more, and then your are in the original wm settings. Here can you edit to first name will be shoved first.
Aint there a fix there does that automaticly to my contacts.
Im tired of doing it manually to each contact.
/ Jens Christian Husted

Hi,
If I'm right, I think you need to organise your contacts within M$ Outlook in a way that they are stored First Name first.
If this is how you synchronise your contacts then what you want to look for within Outlook , on each of your contact details, is the 'file as' option and select your preference.
I'm not sure if there is a universal way of changing this for all contacts, I only tried doing it one by one.
I hope this helps
Neo

Hi,
Use this Contact_changer_v1.3.cab
MG

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MysticGenius said:
Hi,
Use this Contact_changer_v1.3.cab
MG
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i use it too!

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Thanks mate

[Q] Linking contacts with mulitple names

How can you specify which Name should be displayed when linking contacts in WP7?
According to MS this should be possible (see ***.microsoft.com/windowsphone/en-us/howto/wp7/people/link-two-or-more-contacts.aspx)
"When you link two or more contact cards that have different profile pictures or names, you can choose which picture and name will represent the whole. To learn how, see Add a picture to a contact."
But there is only a description for the contact picture, not for the names...
Does anybody know how to do that?
Cheers
Meinrad

mjeanrichard said:
How can you specify which Name should be displayed when linking contacts in WP7?
According to MS this should be possible (see ***.microsoft.com/windowsphone/en-us/howto/wp7/people/link-two-or-more-contacts.aspx)
"When you link two or more contact cards that have different profile pictures or names, you can choose which picture and name will represent the whole. To learn how, see Add a picture to a contact."
But there is only a description for the contact picture, not for the names...
Does anybody know how to do that?
Cheers
Meinrad
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Open the desired contact and then tap "edit" in the bottom bar. Right beneath the profile picture you'll find "name". Tapping that opens a form where you can enter first name, last name etc. That name will be displayed in your contacts hub according to the settings you made for how your contacts are shown (last name first and so on).

Thanks for your reply, but i doesen't quite answer my question. I know that I can edit this information, but thats not what i want.
I'll try to be a bit more specific:
I have a Windows Live contact with the name 'abcd' and an Outlook contact with the name 'Aaaa, Bbb'. On my phone i linked these two contacts (since they represent the same real person). But my phone always uses the name from the Live contact. When I edit the image, i can choose if i want the image from the Live account or from the Outlook contact (and from what i understand from the MS doc this should be possible for the name as well).
-> the only workaround I found so far, is to delete the name entry form the live contact. (Contact -> edit -> edit Windows Live -> delete)

Can't test it right now (on a different phone) but it depends on what linked profile comes first.
For example I link a Live and Facebook contact and to show the Live name, it needs to be the first one... if any of that made sense.
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Yeah,... I know what you mean, but the live contact is always the first in the list. It doesn't matter if I select the Outlook contact first and then add a link to the Live contact or the other way round.
Can you reorder them?

Something not quite right linking contacts.
Linking contacts seems only half implemented.Ive also had this problem,renaming the linked contact card only works sometimes, but always renames the first linked contact, I dont wont that.Also there does nt seem to be any logic to which name it chooses for the card.I ve stopped linking contacts anyway because in text messages you get several message threads from the same person with no idea of what number its from to text or call back ( if they have more than one mobile number ). Lastly I would like to be able to rename the catergory of the number ( Mobile,Company, etc ).Because I would like moblie 2 or Work Moblie.I Hated having to look at the phone numbers all the time to decide which one is right to use.
Call Mobile
**********
Call Mobile
**********
Call Mobile
**********
Text Mobile
**********
Text Mobile
**********
Text Mobile
**********

mjeanrichard said:
Yeah,... I know what you mean, but the live contact is always the first in the list. It doesn't matter if I select the Outlook contact first and then add a link to the Live contact or the other way round.
Can you reorder them?
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Sorry if I can't see it on my WP7 device atm, but I do remember being able to use the Facebook profile first and the Live profile came second.... have ya tried open Outlook contact, press link and then chose the Live contact ?

im not quite sure what u mean but here goes:
if you have 2 contacts. One is named ABC and the other one is AB. If you want to link them both but keep the ABC name, then you need to go to ABC and link it with AB.
Similarly if you want to keep the AB name, then u need to go to AB and link it with ABC.

ammarmalik said:
im not quite sure what u mean but here goes:
if you have 2 contacts. One is named ABC and the other one is AB. If you want to link them both but keep the ABC name, then you need to go to ABC and link it with AB.
Similarly if you want to keep the AB name, then u need to go to AB and link it with ABC.
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Unfortunatley that method dos nt work for me

I have the same problem, I want to view my contacts by the facebook name and I can't... :/

How to link a contact to facebook with the people widget

Well, if you look at the third People Widget when you're trying to pick it, you see that the contacts are linked to Facebook. I understand how to do that, but when I do that, it changes their name to their Facebook name, instead of what I have under my Contacts.
For Example, my gf. Her name is *Jessica XXXXX*. In my contacts, I named her Babe. Once, I link her to fb to her contact her name now displays as "Jessica XXXXX*
How can I just link my friends to their facebook's, but still keep the name I gave them in My Contacts?
Thanks for any help!

Don't think you can, or if you can I don't know!