Query List - Name Sort by Last Name/Org not by First Name/Org.

I have found Query List to be incredibly useful, even with it's basic limitations.

However, when sorting by name, it uses a individual's first name, rather than last name. This isn't helpful at all, especially if I know the donor by their nickname and not their given name (Bill Smith appearing under W for WIlliam, instead of S for Smith.)

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  • Nov 28 2012
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  • Guest commented
    March 17, 2016 23:56

    Why don't you just tell it to sort your output by LAST NAME?

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  • Guest commented
    March 17, 2016 23:56

    Anonymous - in query list there is no such thing! Query list is not the same as query.

    However - I think this may be solved in user options if you change your name format to show last,first instead of first last. I have last, first and am able to sort that way no problems.

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  • Guest commented
    March 17, 2016 23:56

    Thanks, Melissa! That is a perfect solution.

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  • Elizabeth Johnson commented
    March 17, 2016 23:56

    Slightly different issue but close enough that I don't want to start a new idea . . . I would like query list to sort organization names as indicated by the backslash in the name and not by the first word like in query.

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  • Renee commented
    March 17, 2016 23:56

    Sorting by sort name or sort key will do what you need.

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  • Elizabeth Johnson commented
    March 17, 2016 23:56

    sort name nor sort key do not exist in "query list"

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