How do I handle different last names in my Excel?

How do I handle different last names in my Excel?

An example of different last names is: Ann Goldberg & Ira Cohen

The common way to handle when populating your fields in an Excel template (or when populating your member's information in Comsend) is as follows:

  1. Set the Last name field to: Cohen
  2. Set the First name field to: Ann Goldberg & Ira

So the default create "Ann Goldberg and Ira Cohen" for your Display fields.

 

If more people know Ann you can:

  1. Set the Last name: Goldberg
  2. Set First name: Ira Cohen & Ann

So the default will create "Ira Cohen & Ann Goldberg"

 

The difference is only under which letter the name will be located in the alphabetical listing, C for Cohen or G for Goldberg. Either way, members can search on both names.


Note that any time you change names directly in Comsend, if you'd like the system to reconfigure your Display fields you'll need to delete the contents before saving.

More on Display fields here.

 


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