Best way to do a telephone/contact list on computer?

[G2C2C]

I'm just wondering what would be the best way to do out a telephone number and contact list. I have a book with the details in it and I would like to enter then into a computerised format. If possible I would like it so that entries could be entered in a certain area, like the top of the sheet and then once entered would be store automatically in alphabetical order. I'm not too sure should I use Word, Excel or some other program, which would be best to use? Any suggestions greatly appreciated.

[Dodger666]

I'm no expert but I do know you can sort in alphabetical order in Excel but I don't know if you can do it in Word, probably unlikely.

If you have Excel use it.

[suechu]

I would create a table in Word - because if you want to print off and stick on the wall at any point, Word's much more printer-friendly. And you can certainly sort a table alphabetically.

[Euphemia]

My contact list is on Excel.

[mccfluff]

excel is the one to use for this

[HowardKennitby]

Strictly this is a database application but if you don't have many contacts to enter you can use MS Excel(or any other spreadsheet) and you can also use MS Word.

[G2C2C]

Thanks, I've started to do it on Excel now and I'll see how it goes. I would like to have it so that I can search for a contact detail in the search bar but it does not seem to work like this with Excel.

[suechu]

You can search in Word.

[Ankou]

microsoft access (database) is a good tool for this and would be the right one to use. but you have to be fairly clued up on how to use it and have to set it up right from the outset.

if you are just a dabbler, then use xl, and then update using the filter or sort functions.

[johne1892]

You could get excel to do it 2 ways.

1) A general list in alphabetic order that you can look down or search for a name
or
2) With a little bit of work, create it is a drop down list of names that you select the person from that then finds the number of the person you have chosen. This uses a VLOOKUP command if you want to have a look.