What can be more frustrating than going through thousands of emails to find a message from years ago?

Simply enter the option fromSearch Toolsand provide the conditions for your search.

Below Ive provided the instructions explaining the process of using the Advanced Search feature of Outlook for different versions.

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But thats not all; Outlook also lets youcreate your own search criteriafrom scratch.

Go to the following section, where Ive explained how it’s possible for you to do that.

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Once you make the conditions, the items that meet them will appear in the search results.

But remember that whatever search condition youve just createdwill be erasedonce youexit the Advanced Find window.

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FAQs

How do I turn off advanced find in Outlook?

Why is Outlook Advanced Search Not Working?

Your Outlook Advanced Search won’t go because of an outdated program or an indexing error.

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Updating or changing index locations and features can fix the issue.

you’re able to also use the built-in repair tool of Outlook to solve the problem.

What is the Advanced Find shortcut in Outlook?

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Press and holdCtrl + Shift + Fto open Advanced Find in Outlook.

And here, Ive provided everything you should probably do to correctly use the Advanced search in Outlook.

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