You could create a new "Location" fields on the All Fields page. Choose "keywords" for the type of field, so that it will act like the Categories field and support multiple items. Note that you'll need to leave out any commas, since a keywords field will interpret those as separators.
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"kleivakat" <kleivakat[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2FE14027-56E6-456A-80F3-510CE7D70F77[ at ]microsoft.com...
[Quoted Text] >I have a contact list for contractors that I use all over the country. I
> often view the list by location, so that if I'm looking for a contractor in
> Syracuse, NY, I can easily find it. I do have some contractors, however,
> that work in multiple areas. For example, my contractor whose office is in
> Syracuse, NY, also does work in NY City, and Buffalo, and northern Florida.
> But they don't have separate contact information for their various locations.
>
> I'd like to be able to sort by location, and have the multiple locations
> show up. I could probably list the company name multiple times, with the
> main contact information of their main office, but other offices listed as
> well.
>
> For example, the main office would be:
>
> ABC Construction
> 123 Main Street
> Syracuse, NY 12345
>
> Then I could have separate listings showing:
>
> ABC Construction
> New York City, NY
>
> ABC Construction
> Buffalo, NY
>
> ABC Construction
> Northern Florida (not city-specific)
>
> But that seems redundant. Is there any other way that anyone can suggest so
> have the company listed once, with a field showing various locations that
> would sort that way?
>
> Thanks for any info.
>
> KK
>
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