To search in any Outlook folder other than the Inbox, click in that folder. By default when you search from the Inbox you're searching your entire mailbox—however, you can choose a different search scope from the drop down or the ribbon. Use the commands on the Search tool tab to further refine your search criteria.
- [Narrator] Outlook has great search functionality, … whether you're searching your inbox, other mailboxes, … your calendar, searching for particular person. … We already know how to search people. … We have a search box for people, right here. … The equivalent is to be able to search in a folder … or search the mailbox. … Notice that I'm in my Microsoft Flow folder right now. … If I were to click on search, it thinks I want … to search the current folder, by default. … If I'm in Forward to Charles, … search the current folder. … I'm in drafts, search the current folder. … But as soon as I click my inbox, … it assumes I want to check my inbox … and everything underneath it, my entire current mailbox. … I doesn't matter, though, what Outlook chooses, … because I have the choice to say, … I'd like to search the current folder, … sub folders, the current mailbox, all mailboxes, … or all Outlook items, would include calendar and tasks. … And as soon as I click here, I get a search tab … with all these search tools. …
Author
Gini von Courter
Released
4/1/2019- Finding a contact in seconds flat
- Listening to email
- Reusing text with Quick Parts
- Color-coding emails
- Making use of Favorites
- Automating email with rules
- Creating new tasks quickly
- Rescheduling appointments
- Cloning appointments
- Linking contacts
- Setting up an out-of-office message
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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1. Top 10 Tips and Tricks (+ 1)
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Peek into another app1m 35s
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Add people to Favorites2m 51s
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Listen to your emails3m 3s
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Enter natural language dates3m 23s
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Create a group3m 32s
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2. Organize Your Inbox
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View your inbox your way4m 46s
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View by conversation3m 18s
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Delete old messages2m 4s
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Archive messages1m 55s
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3. Manage Incoming Messages
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Speed read your email1m 59s
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Use Quick Steps5m 13s
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Make use of Favorites1m 18s
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Find an email3m 10s
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Use search folders2m 42s
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4. Send and Reply to Messages
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Add a hyperlink to an email1m 15s
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5. Stay On Task
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Set task reminders1m 1s
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6. Tips and Tricks for Calendars
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Assign categories4m 32s
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Clone an appointment2m 44s
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Change the time scale2m 27s
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Show three time zones3m 41s
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7. Tips for Working with Contacts
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Add a photo to a contact1m 38s
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Map a contact address1m 27s
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Create a contact group4m 38s
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8. More Tips and Tricks
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Work offline3m 21s
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 35s
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