# How to change the display order of full names in lists

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**Created:** [May 4, 2017, 4:00am UTC](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/how-to-change-the-display-order-of-full-names-in-lists/452 "2017-05-04T04:00:00Z")\
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You can change the order of how full names are displayed in lists by editing culture resource files.

For example, to change the display order from the default `firstname lastname` order to `lastname firstname` for the `en-US` culture (e.g. `John Smith` to `Smith John`):

1. Make a copy of the `\wfgen\App_GlobalResources\Advantys.Workflow.Web.UI.Portal.resx` file.

2. Rename the copy as `Advantys.Workflow.Web.UI.Portal.en-US.resx`.

3. Open `Advantys.Workflow.Web.UI.Portal.en-US.resx` in a text editor.

4. Locate the data with the name `FullNamePattern`, change its value from `{0} {1}` to `{1} {0}`.

5. Locate the data with the name `FullNameOrderPattern`, `{0},{1}` to `{1},{0}`.

6. Save the file.

**Example**

```auto
<data name="FullNamePattern" xml:space="preserve">
    <value>{0} {1}</value>
</data>
<data name="FullNameOrderPattern" xml:space="preserve">
    <value>{0},{1}</value>
</data>

```

would become

```auto
<data name="FullNamePattern" xml:space="preserve">
    <value>{1} {0}</value>
</data>
<data name="FullNameOrderPattern" xml:space="preserve">
    <value>{1},{0}</value>
</data>

```

**Notes**

- Steps 1, 2, and 3 are applicable to the `en-US` culture only; other supported cultures already have their resource files provided.

- This change is per culture, so if you have users using the `fr-FR` or `en-GB` cultures, then you must make the changes directly in those specific culture resource files as well.

- You can also make the same changes to the culture resource files for the administration, directory, and reporting modules:

- The changes will affect all lists that display the names of users for the specific module.