Search in Address book

How can I quickly search for a particular name in address book on iPhone? I mean I want to quickly type "Smith" and it take me to Mr. Smith instead of moving throught the alphabet to get to "S" and then roll down to Smith.

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iMac   Mac OS X (10.4.10)  

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