Currently every time I do an Advanced Find I have to check the "Search
Subfolders" block. Is there a way to make this the default?

Mike_g <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Currently every time I do an Advanced Find I have to check the "Search
> Subfolders" block. Is there a way to make this the default?

When I click Browse and check that box, Outlook remembers the setting. I've
enabled it and it's always enabled for me on Outlook 2003.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

Sorry I did not make it cleat.
This worked on Office 2003, does not work on Office 2007.

"Brian Tillman" wrote:

> Mike_g <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> > Currently every time I do an Advanced Find I have to check the "Search
> > Subfolders" block. Is there a way to make this the default?
>
> When I click Browse and check that box, Outlook remembers the setting. I've
> enabled it and it's always enabled for me on Outlook 2003.
> --
> Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
>
>

Hi Mike,

Yes, the situation you described in Outlook 2007 is normal. Advanced Find menu is now hidden from view in Outlook 2007. You can press
CTRL+SHIFT+F to get the 'Advanced Find' menu. However, if you want to search subfolders, you have to click the Browse button and checkmark
"Search subfolders" every time. By default, the option "Search subfolders" is not checked.

I do understand your concerns. From my point of view, I understand your feeling and how frustrated when you find that the search options
doesn't work like Outlook 2003. So, it is my pleasure to help you to reflect your recommendation to the proper department for their consideration.

In addition, please feel free to submit your suggestion on our product to the following link. Our Product Group reviews the suggestions submitted
by our customers. Your feedback is valuable for us to improve our products and increase the level of service provided.

https://support.microsoft.com/common...ge=1&ws=search

If anything is unclear or if you have any other concerns, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Regards,

Emily Lin

Microsoft Online Partner Support
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>Sorry I did not make it cleat.
>This worked on Office 2003, does not work on Office 2007.
>
>"Brian Tillman" wrote:
>
>> Mike_g <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>> > Currently every time I do an Advanced Find I have to check the "Search
>> > Subfolders" block. Is there a way to make this the default?
>>
>> When I click Browse and check that box, Outlook remembers the setting. I've
>> enabled it and it's always enabled for me on Outlook 2003.
>> --
>> Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
>>
>>
>

Hi Mike,

I am writing as a courtesy to follow-up on this issue. Do you have any problem at this time? If so, please let me know at your earliest
convenience. I am waiting for your reply.

Sincerely,

Emily Lin,
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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>Hi Mike,
>
>Yes, the situation you described in Outlook 2007 is normal. Advanced Find menu is now hidden from view in Outlook 2007. You can press
>CTRL+SHIFT+F to get the 'Advanced Find' menu. However, if you want to search subfolders, you have to click the Browse button and
checkmark
>"Search subfolders" every time. By default, the option "Search subfolders" is not checked.
>
>I do understand your concerns. From my point of view, I understand your feeling and how frustrated when you find that the search options
>doesn't work like Outlook 2003. So, it is my pleasure to help you to reflect your recommendation to the proper department for their
consideration.
>
>In addition, please feel free to submit your suggestion on our product to the following link. Our Product Group reviews the suggestions
submitted
>by our customers. Your feedback is valuable for us to improve our products and increase the level of service provided.
>
>https://support.microsoft.com/common...ge=1&ws=search
>
>If anything is unclear or if you have any other concerns, please don't hesitate to contact me.
>
>Regards,
>
>Emily Lin
>
>Microsoft Online Partner Support
>Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
>====================================================
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>====================================================
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>>Sorry I did not make it cleat.
>>This worked on Office 2003, does not work on Office 2007.
>>
>>"Brian Tillman" wrote:
>>
>>> Mike_g <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>
>>> > Currently every time I do an Advanced Find I have to check the "Search
>>> > Subfolders" block. Is there a way to make this the default?
>>>
>>> When I click Browse and check that box, Outlook remembers the setting. I've
>>> enabled it and it's always enabled for me on Outlook 2003.
>>> --
>>> Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
>

Hi Emily:

Is there any plans on "fixing" this problem? It was included in all
previous versions of Outlook and based on the newsgroups, there are many
people interested in having the functionality restored in Outlook 2007

""Emily Lin [MSFT]"" wrote:

> Hi Mike,
>
> Yes, the situation you described in Outlook 2007 is normal. Advanced Find menu is now hidden from view in Outlook 2007. You can press
> CTRL+SHIFT+F to get the 'Advanced Find' menu. However, if you want to search subfolders, you have to click the Browse button and checkmark
> "Search subfolders" every time. By default, the option "Search subfolders" is not checked.
>
> I do understand your concerns. From my point of view, I understand your feeling and how frustrated when you find that the search options
> doesn't work like Outlook 2003. So, it is my pleasure to help you to reflect your recommendation to the proper department for their consideration.
>
> In addition, please feel free to submit your suggestion on our product to the following link. Our Product Group reviews the suggestions submitted
> by our customers. Your feedback is valuable for us to improve our products and increase the level of service provided.
>
> https://support.microsoft.com/common...ge=1&ws=search
>
> If anything is unclear or if you have any other concerns, please don't hesitate to contact me.
>
> Regards,
>
> Emily Lin
>
> Microsoft Online Partner Support
> Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
> ====================================================
> When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group" via your newsreader so that others may learn and benefit from your issue.
> ====================================================
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> >
> >Sorry I did not make it cleat.
> >This worked on Office 2003, does not work on Office 2007.
> >
> >"Brian Tillman" wrote:
> >
> >> Mike_g <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Currently every time I do an Advanced Find I have to check the "Search
> >> > Subfolders" block. Is there a way to make this the default?
> >>
> >> When I click Browse and check that box, Outlook remembers the setting. I've
> >> enabled it and it's always enabled for me on Outlook 2003.
> >> --
> >> Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>
>

About this annoying problem, I followed the suggestion above from Emily Lin to post the feedback to an offered MS support page. Sadly, the folks responding to that were pretty useless, to be honest ("I have included some self-help resources that may address your issue, and information on how to contact Technical Support.")

The one piece of good news is that when I pressed, they instead suggested we report the issue on this page, where they're tracking feedback for the next release:

https://feedback.office.microsoft.co..._master&scrx=1

That is a very simple place to a) select Outlook as the product and b) enter a brief description of our beef. Seems the place to go vote.