Searching for contacts

You can search for specific contacts or distribution lists with the Search function in the panel section of the same name. The search always extends over the currently open contact folder. It looks for the characters that you have entered into the Search field - in the Display name, First name, and Last name fields of all contacts and distribution lists managed in this contact folder.

If you want to search for contacts in the Phone list or Cards view, you first need to open the personal, public and/or shared contact folder that you would like to search in one of these two views.

In the Search field, you then enter the name of the contact(s) you are looking for, relevant wildcards (the * or ? characters), or combinations of names and wildcards - you do not need to pay attention to capitalization here.

In your search query you can use wildcards as follows:

After entering your search query, click on the Search icon to start the search.

As soon as the search is concluded, the display shows only those contacts or distribution lists that match the search query. The search remains active even if you switch the view (e.g., from the Phone list view to the Cards) view.

Resetting the display after a search

If, after a search, you want to reset the display of contacts and distribution lists to display all contacts of the currently open contact folder again, click on the Clear function under Search in the panel section. This removes your previously entered search query from the Search field as well as the resulting filtering of the displayed contacts.