You can search for specific contacts or distribution lists with the
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 field.If you want to search for contacts in the
or 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.Start the search by clicking the small triangle next to the
field and select what to search for. If you want to search for all contacts with a particular last name, click on . Then, enter a search term with or without wildcards (the * or ? characters) in the field. You do not need to pay attention to capitalization here.In your search query you can use wildcards as follows:
me or *me* => all contacts from the currently open contact folder whose display name, first name or last name begins with "me".
m???r => all contacts from the currently open contact folder whose display name, first name, or last name contains exactly 3 letters between "m" and "r" (e.g., Maier, Meier, or Meyer - but not Mair or Müller).
After entering your search query, click on the
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
view to the ) view.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
function under in the panel section. This removes your previously entered search query from the field as well as the resulting filtering of the displayed contacts.