Outlook sort by name, but can't jump to name

Anonymous
2023-05-16T15:40:26+00:00

I just tried the NEW outlook.

I can sort by names A-Z, but then I have to scroll to find the person.

The old outlook, I could just type the first letter and it would jump to that name.

Is there a setting in the new outlook that allows you to jump to the letter when typed?

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-08-04T13:29:00+00:00

    Yes quite frustrating that the "new" version does not have this useful functionality.
    After seeing your post for possible solutions, figured out a workaround.
    Right click on the sender's mail -> In "Advanced Options" select "Find email from this sender".
    This is the nearest that I could make it similar to the older version.
    Hope this helps.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-09-01T10:21:10+00:00

    this is not a workaround as we could achieve the same thing by typing into the search box the sender's name.

    why did microsoft remove this very helpful and simple tool?!?!?!

    the classic solve a problem that noone thought was a problem?

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-09-01T14:55:55+00:00

    Agreed.

    The other frustrating thing is - if you have an email highlighted (for example, an email from Joe Smith) - and I sort by name, the old version stayed on Joe Smith. But the new version defaults to the top and I have to scroll down to Joe Smith's emails.

    Search is nice - but it should not be the ONLY way.

    Microsoft - Please make sure the same functionality as the old version with sorting works in the new version.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-09-01T18:51:17+00:00

    Same issues and concerns. Hoping MS can respond / fix. Critical functionality in my opinion. Has significantly slowed me down.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-09-03T08:14:41+00:00

    exactly right john.

    the default search is really poor now

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