It's because the "@" and other non-alphabetical or non-numerical characters
don't have their own index tab but will be displayed at the top as
exceptions. Pressing the Home key on your keyboard will also bring up this
name.

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"Dave Horne" wrote in message
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I'm using Outlook 2007 and the very first entry in my Contact list starts
with the @ character. The 'last name' for the Contact in question is ...
@backup.

If I click on 'a' on the right list of the alphabet tabs to quickly go to
that contact, it never displays. I am always forced to scroll up. If I
click on '123' it does not display.

What don't I understand? Thanks, Dave Horne