Finding attachments in Outlook folders

[Guest]

Outlook 2003 SP2, Exchange Server 2003 and standalone

From the Help I understand that if I select to look for "Files
(Outlook/Exchange)" in Outlook's Advanced Find, I can find attachments. I
cannot get this option to work.

Even if I ask for all attachments it gives no results, not to mention file
name, text in file, other fields etc. All come up empty. Of course the
attachments are there.

Can anyone help? I don't even know if I'm doing something wrong (I select
location, I select types of files; when this doesn't work I add part of name
with wildcards; and have tried putting text that's in the file in the "search
for words" field) or if some setting needs to be enabled for this to work.

The ability to search for attachments - and if possible for strings of text
within attachments - is crucial to us.

Thanks,
Ofra

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

if you need to search attachments, try lookout or other search utility.
Advanced find can't do that.

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Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)



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[Guest]

What is the "Files (Outlook/Exchange)" for? Does it look for something else,
or is it only a theoretical option that doesn't do the job?

Thanks,
Ofra

if you need to search attachments, try lookout or other search utility.
Advanced find can't do that.

--
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/

Outlook 2003 SP2, Exchange Server 2003 and standalone

From the Help I understand that if I select to look for "Files
(Outlook/Exchange)" in Outlook's Advanced Find, I can find attachments. I
cannot get this option to work.

Even if I ask for all attachments it gives no results, not to mention file
name, text in file, other fields etc. All come up empty. Of course the
attachments are there.

Can anyone help? I don't even know if I'm doing something wrong (I select
location, I select types of files; when this doesn't work I add part of
name
with wildcards; and have tried putting text that's in the file in the
"search
for words" field) or if some setting needs to be enabled for this to work.

The ability to search for attachments - and if possible for strings of
text
within attachments - is crucial to us.

Thanks,
Ofra

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

you can store other office files in folders in Outlook and Exchange public
folder -not as attachments but as files (drop them in drafts first, then
move to a folder if they open as messages with attachments when you drop).
You can store templates in folders as templates. These are the files
advanced find looks for.

--
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/

What is the "Files (Outlook/Exchange)" for? Does it look for something
else,
or is it only a theoretical option that doesn't do the job?

Thanks,
Ofra

if you need to search attachments, try lookout or other search utility.
Advanced find can't do that.

--
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/

Outlook 2003 SP2, Exchange Server 2003 and standalone

From the Help I understand that if I select to look for "Files
(Outlook/Exchange)" in Outlook's Advanced Find, I can find attachments.
I
cannot get this option to work.

Even if I ask for all attachments it gives no results, not to mention
file
name, text in file, other fields etc. All come up empty. Of course the
attachments are there.

Can anyone help? I don't even know if I'm doing something wrong (I
select
location, I select types of files; when this doesn't work I add part of
name
with wildcards; and have tried putting text that's in the file in the
"search
for words" field) or if some setting needs to be enabled for this to
work.

The ability to search for attachments - and if possible for strings of
text
within attachments - is crucial to us.

Thanks,
Ofra