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
    2025-05-23T10:28:58+00:00

    This is where to add your "upvote" to the suggestions to improve pile.

    https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/idea/7e913578-7539-ef11-a297-000d3adace79?q=search+by+name+when+sorted+by+from

    The muppet that removed this function should be sent to Siberia.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-09-11T13:11:04+00:00

    Same issue here! my mails via the new outlook have been so difficult to navigate without the sort -then jump to function. Microsoft, can you please put it back ASAP!

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-04-11T09:18:49+00:00

    We're seriously considering switching across to Google Workspace. It's issues like these that just frustrate our users endlessly. A key feature, literally used daily, and it's simply dropped from the new client. And not only that, despite repeated requests for its inclusion, this is ignored for over a year. Microsft, stop being product led and start trying to be more customer led please! People don't necessarily want new features, they just want the existing ones to work well.

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-03-04T10:24:38+00:00

    Come on Microsoft, I am going back to the old Outlook.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-10-11T12:41:42+00:00

    completely agree, i have rolled back to the old outlook as this is a huge feature to take out.

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