Bell

"I too REALLY hate that I can't just click in the "To" box and start writing the person's name and having autofill do the rest. That box that pops up asking us to search through our Contacts is ridiculous; when it lists the person to whom I'm sending...

Try expanding the email you're working on. You may then find you can click on other items or else minimize the email so you can get at other items.

If you keep the cursor far enough away from "To" the "Search contact" box won't be activated and you can simply type in the address.

I sometimes find that if I expand the email I'm working on I'm able to minimize it and get into the rest of the mail.

If some are listed under CC or BC you have to actually click on those to see them.