To find people and businesses on the Internet

1. In the Address Book, click the Find People button on the toolbar.

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In Windows, click the Start button, point to Find, and then click People.

2. Select the directory you want to search from the Look in drop-down list.
3. On the People tab, type the name or e-mail address of the person you want to look for, and then click Find Now.

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   On the Advanced tab, define the search criteria you want by filling in the top three boxes, and then clicking Add. Add all the search criteria you want, and then click Find Now. (To remove a search criterion you added, select the item you want to delete from the Define Criteria list box, and then click the Remove button. Or, if you want to delete all criteria and start over, click the Clear All button.)

Tip

• Your search will be most efficient if you use starts with or is. Verbs like contains, ends with, or sounds like can make your search take much longer, possibly so long that the search fails. The more exact your search criteria, the faster the result.
• If your search is too broad, the number of matches might exceed the server's limits, or your directory service settings might not be set up to handle all of the returned matches. You can change these directory service settings.

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