how do I change my class roster [i.e., "People"] to default to alpha-last-name-first.

[mcmaguire]

For attendance, checklists, and other instructor functions for which I need regular access to a class roster, for four courses per-semester, usually 230-250 students, it is most efficient for me to have easy access to a roster that is sorted as alpha-last-name-first.  While it is a start toward a solution, the Canvas default provides a listing People in the alpha order of their last name [but the list is actually displaying first-name-(and any middle)-names-first].  But, that is not efficient enough for my many uses.  I appreciate knowing of the easy solution to this rather simple function for a default set-up of Canvas courses that default the list of "People" as alpha-last-name-first.  See examples below.  Thanks for any assistance!

What Canvas (currently) provides (fictitious names, for illustration only):

1.  John Thomas Abbot

2.  Sarah Marie Susan Ames

3.  Janiqua Barrett

4.  Jo-Jo Chase

5.  Marcus Jones

What I need:

1.  Abbot, John Thomas

2.  Ames, Sarah Mari Susan

3.  Barrett, Janiqua

4.  Chase, Jo-Jo

5.  Jones, Marcus

[awilliams]

Hi,  @mcmaguire . I think you can get a list like what you are looking for in the gradebook. Check out the "Display As" option on the name column as described in How do I sort and display student data in the Gradebook? 

[mcmaguire]

Yes, I forgot to mention in my initial post/question that I use that Gradebook function.  And, I'm looking to have my Roster of students, wherever it appears in my Canvas course ["People" list, options for Discussion groups] to default to a setting I create for all references to class lists, and make them all alph-by-last-name-first.  Thanks!