OL98: How to Quickly Search for a Contact

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You can search for a contact from the Card views or from the Phone List view of the Outlook folder.

Searching for a Contact

To search for a contact, follow these steps:

1. In the Contacts folder, point to Current View on the View menu, and click Address Cards, Detailed Address Cards, or Phone List.
2. Sort the Contacts on the field by which you want to search:
   
   
   1. On the View menu, point to Current View, and click Edit Current View.
   2. On the View Summary dialog box, click Sort.
   3. In the Sort Items By list, click the field by which you want to search.
   4. Click Ascending and click OK.
   5. Click OK to return to the Outlook view.
3. If you chose Phone List view in step 1, clear the Allow In-cell Editing option:
   
   
   1. On the View menu, point to Current View and click Edit Current View.
   2. Click Format.
   3. In the Rows section, click to clear the Allow In-cell Editing check box and click OK.
   4. Click OK to return to the Outlook view.
4. Type the first few characters of the search field.

Outlook goes to the first Contact record matching those characters.