How do I make "Search In All Mail Folders" actually search all of them?

[Ken Davis]

How do I make "Search In All Mail Folders" actually search all of them? When
I select "All Mail Folders" from dropdown, it only inserts
Drafts;Inbox;Outbox;Sent Items into the "Search In" field, Is there any way
to make that dropdown actually list all mail folders or do I have to select
them all by hand each time? Any help or pointers to help are appreciated.



Thanks,



Ken

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Outlook version? What search engine are you using? WDS? GDS?

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After furious head scratching, Ken Davis asked:

| How do I make "Search In All Mail Folders" actually search all of
| them? When I select "All Mail Folders" from dropdown, it only inserts
| Drafts;Inbox;Outbox;Sent Items into the "Search In" field, Is there
| any way to make that dropdown actually list all mail folders or do I
| have to select them all by hand each time? Any help or pointers to
| help are appreciated.
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| Thanks,
|
|
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| Ken

 

[Ken Davis]

Sorry for forgetting this...

Outlook 2003, Windows XP Pro.

I'm just wanting to use the built-in find (Ctrl-E) that comes with Outlook,
not a desktop search. I have many folders... some are subfolders of the
inbox and some are not.

Thanks,

Ken

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

You will need to use Advanced Find for that. There is the option you can
check to search all sub-folders.

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After furious head scratching, Ken Davis asked:

| Sorry for forgetting this...
|
| Outlook 2003, Windows XP Pro.
|
| I'm just wanting to use the built-in find (Ctrl-E) that comes with
| Outlook, not a desktop search. I have many folders... some are
| subfolders of the inbox and some are not.
|
| Thanks,
|
| Ken
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| || Outlook version? What search engine are you using? WDS? GDS?
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|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
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||| How do I make "Search In All Mail Folders" actually search all of
||| them? When I select "All Mail Folders" from dropdown, it only
||| inserts Drafts;Inbox;Outbox;Sent Items into the "Search In" field,
||| Is there any way to make that dropdown actually list all mail
||| folders or do I have to select them all by hand each time? Any help
||| or pointers to help are appreciated.
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||| Thanks,
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||| Ken

 

[Ken Davis]

That was what I was afraid of. In fact, I can get the same list from the
"Choose Folders..." entry at the bottom of the regular Search In drop-down
list. I was hoping for better. I don't understand why Microsoft would call
an option "All Mail Folders" when it doesn't mean that. Oh well...

Thanks for your prompt and informative reply nonetheless.

Cheers,

Ken