Outlook 2010: Search Contact List By Name
Searching Your Contact List to Send an Email
You can run a search through your Outlook 2010 email contacts by following these step-by-step instructions.
Step 1
Open Outlook and left-click "New Email" on the far left-hand side of the ribbon at the top of the window.
Step 2
In the new window, left-click the "To" button next to the top text field.
Step 3
In the dialog box, left-click the "More columns" search option.
Step 4
Type in a name and left-click "Go" to display a list of contacts with that name.
Step 5
To narrow your search down, type the last name of the contact you are searching for in addition to their first name, and left-click "Go." When you find the name of the desired contact, double-click their name in the search results to add them to the email recipient list. You can add multiple recipients by repeating this step. When you are finished, left-click "OK" to go back to the email window.
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Outlook 2010 is a emailing, calendar, and contact management software from the Microsoft Office suite.