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How to search contacts by first name and last name in Outlook?

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Let’s say you want to send an email to your friend, but you can’t remember his email address clearly. How to find out your friend’s contact information quickly? You can search the contact by your friend’s first/last/full name. In this article, I will show you how to quickly search contacts by first/last/full name in Microsoft Outlook.

Search contacts by first/last/full name in Outlook 2010 and 2013

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Search contacts by first/last/full name in Outlook 2010 and 2013

This section will walk you through searching contacts by first/last/full name in Microsoft Outlook 2010 and 2013.

Step 1: Get into the Contact view with clicking the People at the bottom of your Microsoft Outlook, and then click to open the contact folder.

Step 2: Put the cursor into the Search box to activate the Search Tools.

the Search Tools

Step 3: Click the More > First Name in the Refine group on the Search Tab. See screen shot:

the First Name option

Note: If you want to search by last name, please click the More > Last Name, so does the Full Name. See screen shot above.

Step 4: Then the search filed of First Name appears. And type the first name into this field.

Now you will see all contacts whose first names contain the keyword you entered come out at once.


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