Search emails in Outlook 2016
Finding that elusive email from someone can become a life and death situation for us in Outlook. Multiple projects, client emails, and a swamped email box with 50+ emails received on a daily basis can be difficult to track. You know the mail was from X with an attachment but several emails over months make it impossible to zero down on the particular email especially if it was sent several months back
This version of Outlook can make your life easier if you are willing to spend some time reading this post. Follow the 9 easy steps below and you can quickly search for that elusive email
2. The moment you click in the search bar, the cursor will start flashing in anticipation of your search
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3. Your tab will change as per the screen above.4
4. Now go to the dropdown box as per the black arrow
5. The dropdown box should display all the fields you could possibly search from
6. Click on the fields you want and they will start stacking up below the search bar as you click on the fields. These will then drop down every time you put your cursor in the search bar - ready to aid you in a search.
7. Typically you would need the subject, cc, To, Attachments(Yes/No) and From.
8. You can also use Body which is quite useful when you want to search by a word in the body of the email.
9. This can be done in your “Sent” folder as well.
Work Smart and Happy Searching!
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