In Outlook 2007 (and below), finding contact information (such as phone numbers, emails) was quick and easy thanks to the Find Contact drop-down on the toolbar.
This was lost in Outlook 2010/2013 as the toolbar was replaced by the ribbon but you can still get the “Find a Contact” option on the Outlook Quick Access Toolbar.
What is the Quick Access Toolbar? This is a row with few buttons that appear on the top-left-hand corner of the outlook screen. These icons will be displayed irrespective of which tab of the Ribbon you are on… and you can add your own icons/commands to it.
To add “Find a Contact” to the toolbar:
- Click on the arrow pointing downwards (as red circled in the image above)
- Tick “Find a Contact” from the drop-down list.
Your toolbar will now show the Find a Contact option as show below (the screen maybe slightly different depending on your version of Outlook).
Now if you need to make a call and don’t remember the person’s phone number, just type the contacts name (any part of the name) and outlook will provide a list of contacts matching your search.
Select the contact and press Enter. The contacts information (phone number, email etc) will be displayed.
Did you find this tip useful or do you have a better way of finding contacts quickly in Outlook 2010/2013?
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