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In Contacts, do one of the following:

• On the toolbar, type the name of the contact (contact: Person, inside or outside of your organization, about whom you can save several types of information, such as street and e-mail addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and Web page URLs.) you want to find in the Search Address Books box.

  You can enter a partial name, such as Judy L, a first or last name, an e-mail alias, a display name, or a company name. To quickly open a contact that you previously searched for, click the arrow in the Search Address Books box and select a name.

• In the Search Contacts box, type the name or other information saved in Outlook Contacts for the contact.

  You can search on complete or partial information that you have entered for contacts with this method. For example, you can enter a business name or a phone number, or a part of either. To refine this search, you can find out more about Instant Search.

• In any of the card views (view: Views give you different ways to look at the same information in a folder by putting it in different arrangements and formats. There are standard views for each folder. You can also create custom views.), such as Business Cards or Address Cards, click a letter in the alphabetical index displayed next to the cards.
• In any table (table: A view type that displays a list of items (rows) and their attributes (columns). Use this view to display details about items. Table is the default view type for Inbox and Tasks.) view, such as Phone List or By Company, click a column heading to sort the contacts by the criteria that are associated with the column. Some examples of column headings are Full Name, Job Title, Company, and Categories.