instant search

Tip 954: Instant Search won't find Notes field in iCloud

Instant Search won't find content in the Notes field in the iCloud folder, but unlike other iCloud issues, this one is very easy to fix - you need to add the Notes field to the view. All was working well for me in the iCloud until I realized that you can't search notes in an Outlook contact if it is in Contacts in iCloud. I have tested this by creating two contacts with … [Read more...] about Tip 954: Instant Search won't find Notes field in iCloud

Tip 943: Search for Email Sent To or From a Domain

An Outlook user asked how to create a search for a messages sent to or from a domain (eg "@company.com") and include not only email sent to and from himself, but also messages that he was CC'd on.There are three options which will work to varying degrees:1. A search folder. Choose the 'To or From' predefined search folder and type the domain (microsoft.com format will … [Read more...] about Tip 943: Search for Email Sent To or From a Domain

Tip 897: Instant Search's "More" Fields Bug

Thanks to Shawn for finding this Outlook 2010 Instant Search bug. When you use the individual navigation modules in Outlook 2010 and use search, the More button displays the fields associated with the folder type. For example, if you are in Notes module, you only see notes fields; in Tasks module, you see task fields; in Contacts module, you see contact fields. That's how … [Read more...] about Tip 897: Instant Search's "More" Fields Bug

Tip 896: Searching with the OR operator (and other search syntax)

In Outlook 2003 (and earlier), using the "Find" command its possible to search on multiple items such as "Johnson, Smith, Jones" and the comma acts as the OR condition.Windows 8 does not include Outlook 2013 items in it's search index. If using Outlook 2010 and older, Outlook items may be listed in Search again in, in the Windows Explorer search ribbon.While the comma … [Read more...] about Tip 896: Searching with the OR operator (and other search syntax)