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
    2024-12-12T01:51:51+00:00

    The productivity impact of transitioning to this new outlook has been extreme. Normally a few hours of using an updated product and I have sorted out the glitches and new processes, but so much functionality has been removed or changed I'm literally operating at a degraded level of productivity long term. It is a farce. Not being able to jump to name by typing in the letter is ridiculous. Don't get me started on the inability to expand the 'subject' field because the Received field is twice the size it needs to be and cant be reduced.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-12-12T01:52:31+00:00

    I'm on an enterprise version and these options are not visible for me either.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-12-12T13:14:13+00:00

    I agree 100% @John Meng!! So extremely frustrating. And also I cannot print out my calendar so it's readable. I have used this method of organization for years, and I feel like I am taking 10 steps backwards.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-12-17T15:33:52+00:00

    Dont gdet me started!

    Just encountered this inability to Sort by Sender name and go right to that senders name in the list alphabetically. First time I used it my last name started with a W so it wanted me to scroll forver to W's. Arg. And I just my tirade about MS removing the setting to Download All Images in Settings (now you have to allow for every single email/sender as they come thur...... huh?). Seriously, what are they thinking?

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-01-02T15:38:17+00:00

    Over a year old and no response or fix to this issue? Outlook is unusable for me without this feature, too much of a productivity hit. I'll stick with Outlook 2016 until its resolved.

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