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FileAs Option

The FileAs option indicates how you want the contact's FileAs field to be brought over to Outlook. Apart from quite a few standard FileAs options, a new Build FileAs option is now available where you can build a string from the fields in the contact. This string can be anything from the variables in Outlook. Here's a look at the build interface:

Syntax rules of the Build FileAs string:

- All fields must be between right brackets, i.e. "[" and "]".

-The variable and any static text related to the variable is encapsulated between the "<" and ">" symbols.

-If the field is empty, the text in the "<" brackets is not displayed.

-If you want text to be displayed all the time, enter the static text between the full field representation "< ...>"

Examples:

<[Firstname]> <, [Lastname]>

This will generate First, Last. However, if Lastname is empty, the comma ',' will not be displayed

<[Firstname]>, <[Lastname]>

This will generate First, Last. If Lastname is empty, you will get First, with a comma