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how to show and sort names in address book when trying to send an email

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My address book contact pane does not appear when trying to send an email. When it used to, the contact names were all jumbled up and I couldn't sort them, in say an alphabetical order.

My address book contact pane does not appear when trying to send an email. When it used to, the contact names were all jumbled up and I couldn't sort them, in say an alphabetical order.

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In the Write window's menu, View|Contacts Sidebar, or F9.

Click on "name" to sort by name. Click again to reverse the sorting order.

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Sounds simple enough but my Write option doesn't have a view, contacts sidebar option, if I right click it. If I left click, it opens up for me to write a message. Appreciate your help.

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Did you try F9?

How on earth do you use the Write window without a menu or toolbar?

Open the Write window, then use F10 or alt, then View|Toolbars and tick the checkboxes.

Modified by Zenos

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I do have a menu and toolbar. I also tried F9 and F10 and nothing happened.

Modified by ariz14

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Please show us a screenshot of your Write window.

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Thanks for your time and help. I am going to take this issue and another issue to my computer tech Monday. Thank you.