How can I alphabetize my contact list by last name (instead of first name)?

That is how the general search is supposed to function. To search starting with R click on contacts then click on R if that is an option.

In the top left hand corner there should be drop down list Click on the people tab all contacts are there
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Live email contacts
Windows Live Hotmail lists all contacts alphabetically, to a maximum of 25 on a page.
When all the contact fields are filled out, the contact is sorted alphabetically by first name.
If a first name is not entered for a contact, it is arranged alphabetically by last name.
If neither a first or last name is entered, then it is arranged alphabetically by email address.
To find Hotmail contacts on Windows Live Hotmail, use the search field.
Log into Windows Live Hotmail using your username and password.
Click "Contacts" on the left side of the page.

Type all or part of the first name, last name, or username of the person you are looking for in the text field marked "Search Your Contact List."
Press "Enter," or click the "Search" icon inside the text field.
A list of contacts matching the name you typed will be presented.

Place your mouse over avatar of the contact you are looking for.
A pop-up menu will open.

Click "Send Email" to send an email to that person.
Click "View Details" to see the contact's profile page.

Click "All Contacts" on the top left of the screen to clear the search results.


http://explore.live.com/windows-live-contacts-search-using

Right-click on the bottom of the list, under the last listed favorite, in the favorites list. In the pop out list click on Sort by Name.

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joecoolvette

1. In your Input method, under Settings>Locale and Text, you probably are using Samsung Keypad.
- There is a 4th column on the numeric keypad. Press the [?#+] key until it displays the alphabet characters.

2. Unfortunately, at the moment, there are only two available display options - Firstname and Lastname.

Hope this helps.

unfortunatly no unless you rename each song starting with the album the song number on the album then the album name

To setup up contacts by the person's last name. In Outlook, when you compose a new message, and then click the To or Ccbutton, the Contacts list may display names that are sorted by the contact's first name. Here's how you can change the list to display entries by the contact's last name.
Sort the Contacts list by the File As field

1. Start Outlook.
2. On the Tools menu, click E-mail accounts.
3. Click View or change existing directories or address books, and then click Next.
4. Click Outlook Address Book, and then click Change.
5. Under Outlook Address Books, click Contacts: Mailbox -YourMailboxName, and then under Show names by, click File As (Smith, John).
6. Click Close, and then click Finish.

Verify that the newly created contacts are filed in last name, first name order

1. On the Tools menu, click Options.
2. Click the Preferences tab, and then click Contact Options.
3. In the Default "File As" order list, click Last, First.
4. Click OK twice.
5. To view the new Contacts list sort order, restart Outlook.

NOTE If you want to display a particular contact in a different order than the rest of the Contact list, you can modify the File As field in individual contact cards. For example, you may want to sort some contacts by the Company field.

If you have already added the contacts in your contact list then you can use this feature.

In the "To" field you need to type the first alphabet and you will see all the names present in your contact list starting with that alphabet, select the desired contact and press Enter.

Select View from the top menu, and then Sort by....

Select Name.

Then select View again and then Sort by...

Select Last Name.

if you want to go to be, hold down on the number 2 for three seconds. or say you want H.hold down on the number 4