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Email is a great system when it works well, but it has some frustrating limitations. You have to know someone\u2019s email address to be able to reach them via email, and there\u2019s no central database for finding email addresses. You can often use the internet to find people\u2019s mailing addresses via directory searches, but not such parallel exists for email. If you need to get in touch with someone but don\u2019t have their email address, here are a few tips for finding someone\u2019s email address.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re looking for someone within your organization, you can use Outlook to find the person. Simply create a new email, then click the button next to the \u201cTo:\u201d field. This will bring up an address book search. Try searching last name first.<\/p>\n
You can also use a keyboard shortcut: click in the \u201cTo:\u201d field, then start typing the person\u2019s last name. Press ctrl + K, and Outlook will narrow your list. Click the right one, and you\u2019re done.<\/p>\n
It gets a little tougher outside your organization. Here are a few tips.<\/p>\n
Google It<\/strong><\/p>\n You can always try a good old-fashioned internet search. Search for the person\u2019s name and the word \u201cemail\u201d. Maybe include the person\u2019s job title as well. For all examples below we\u2019ll be searching for Frank Johnson, accountant at Awesome Accounting, Inc.<\/p>\n Get creative with your Googling. Other search ideas include searching [\u201cFrank Johnson\u201d \u201ccontact me\u201d \u201cAwesome Accounting\u201d] or [\u201cFrank Johnson\u201d \u201cAccountant\u201d]. If you\u2019re looking for a personal account, you could also search for [\u201cFrank Johnson\u201d AND \u201c@gmail.com\u201d]. Keep trying other popular email services.<\/p>\n