find messages older than one month

[Santistas]

Hi,

"Advanced Find" in Outlook 2003 lets find messages only one month old.

How can I find messages:

a) received two months ago?

b) received last year?

Thanks

Santistas

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Use the Advanced tab to create the search. Either enter the date range or
enter the date as '2 months' or 'last year'.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)



Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote-tips.net/

 

[Santistas]

Thanks Diane,

Your suggestion worked with the condition "On or before" and value <last
year>, but not with the value <two months>, <2 months> or <two years>. In
these cases OE2003 returns all messages, also newer than that value.
Curiously, the same occurs (*) if I set the condition "On or before" with
the value <one year>, which should give the same results as <last year>.

Any help?

(*) = OE2003 returns all messages, independent of the sent date

---------------

: Use the Advanced tab to create the search. Either enter the date range or
: enter the date as '2 months' or 'last year'.
:
: --
: Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
: Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
: Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
: Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)
:
:
:
: Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote-tips.net/
:

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Try

Received on or before 2 months ago

Looks like 'ago' is the key- I repro your results of all messages in Ol2003
with just '2 months'.
I can't test '2 years ago' - I only keep the last year in my mailbox. <g>
But as long as you use 'ago' in the value, it should work.



--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)



Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote-tips.net/

 

[Santistas]

Sorry, Diane,

Including the word <ago> didn't help.
OE2003 returns all messages with the condition "on or before" and all
values I try:
<2 months ago>, <two months ago> or <two years ago>.

Any further suggestion?

BTW:
You do can test the value '2 years ago':
you will receive all messages, despite their date. <g>

Santistas

------------


: Try
:
: Received on or before 2 months ago
:
: Looks like 'ago' is the key- I repro your results of all messages in
Ol2003
: with just '2 months'.
: I can't test '2 years ago' - I only keep the last year in my mailbox. <g>
: But as long as you use 'ago' in the value, it should work.
:
: --
: Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
: Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
: Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
: Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)
:
:
:
: Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote-tips.net/

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

surprise, there was one older message in it - see it works :
http://www.outlook-tips.net/i/advfind.jpg


--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)



Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote-tips.net/

 

[Santistas]

Sorry again,

I used the same conditions as you, but the date filter doesn't work.
It returns messages newer than specified. Please see:

http://www.sbcat.org/temp/advfind2.jpg

SantistaS


: surprise, there was one older message in it - see it works :
: http://www.outlook-tips.net/i/advfind.jpg
:
:
: --
: Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
: Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
: Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
: Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)
:
:
:
: Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote-tips.net/

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

I wonder if it's the date format...