Outlook 2007 Search

[Guest]

I just migrated to Outlook 2007 from Outlook 2003. Previoously, when I did a
search, the notes fields of contacts would be searched. This seems to no
longer be the case. Is there something I can do to make it work as it used
to?

 

[Roady [MVP]]

From where did you originally do your search and from where are you doing it
now? An Advanced Find should return it; CTRL+SHIFT+F

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the reply. First, it is cumbersome to find "Advanced Search"
unless you recall the keyboard shortcut, but most importantly, Outlook 2007
works quite differently than its predecessor. Is there any way to force
behavior comparable to Outlook 2003?

From where did you originally do your search and from where are you doing it
now? An Advanced Find should return it; CTRL+SHIFT+F

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


-----

I just migrated to Outlook 2007 from Outlook 2003. Previoously, when I did
a
search, the notes fields of contacts would be searched. This seems to no
longer be the case. Is there something I can do to make it work as it
used
to?

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Advising on that will require you to answer my question;
From where did you originally do your search and from where are you doing it
now?

Note that you can customize your toolbar to create a direct link to the
Advanced Find dialog.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


-----

Thanks for the reply. First, it is cumbersome to find "Advanced Search"
unless you recall the keyboard shortcut, but most importantly, Outlook
2007
works quite differently than its predecessor. Is there any way to force
behavior comparable to Outlook 2003?

From where did you originally do your search and from where are you doing
it
now? An Advanced Find should return it; CTRL+SHIFT+F

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


-----

I just migrated to Outlook 2007 from Outlook 2003. Previoously, when I
did
a
search, the notes fields of contacts would be searched. This seems to
no
longer be the case. Is there something I can do to make it work as it
used
to?

 

[Guest]

I did the search from the SEARCH CONTACTS box within the CONTACTS window.

Still customizing a toolbar does not make OUTLOOK 2007 behave the same way.
It is still necessary to select additional fields from the advanced search
dialog.

Advising on that will require you to answer my question;
From where did you originally do your search and from where are you doing it
now?

Note that you can customize your toolbar to create a direct link to the
Advanced Find dialog.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


-----

Thanks for the reply. First, it is cumbersome to find "Advanced Search"
unless you recall the keyboard shortcut, but most importantly, Outlook
2007
works quite differently than its predecessor. Is there any way to force
behavior comparable to Outlook 2003?

From where did you originally do your search and from where are you doing
it
now? An Advanced Find should return it; CTRL+SHIFT+F

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

-----

I just migrated to Outlook 2007 from Outlook 2003. Previoously, when I
did
a
search, the notes fields of contacts would be searched. This seems to
no
longer be the case. Is there something I can do to make it work as it
used
to?

 

[Roady [MVP]]

The Notes field is indexed and Search does return the correct contacts for
me based on the contents of the Notes field. In that sense it does not work
different from Outlook 2003.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


-----

I did the search from the SEARCH CONTACTS box within the CONTACTS window.

Still customizing a toolbar does not make OUTLOOK 2007 behave the same
way.
It is still necessary to select additional fields from the advanced search
dialog.

Advising on that will require you to answer my question;
From where did you originally do your search and from where are you doing
it
now?

Note that you can customize your toolbar to create a direct link to the
Advanced Find dialog.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


-----

Thanks for the reply. First, it is cumbersome to find "Advanced
Search"
unless you recall the keyboard shortcut, but most importantly, Outlook
2007
works quite differently than its predecessor. Is there any way to
force
behavior comparable to Outlook 2003?

:

From where did you originally do your search and from where are you
doing
it
now? An Advanced Find should return it; CTRL+SHIFT+F

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

-----

I just migrated to Outlook 2007 from Outlook 2003. Previoously, when
I
did
a
search, the notes fields of contacts would be searched. This seems
to
no
longer be the case. Is there something I can do to make it work as
it
used
to?

 

[Guest]

I search for the word--ride--. In Outlook 2003, the search from the contacts
menu would find the contacts. Now it requires Advanced find to do the same.
Other than eventually finding the contact, it is certainly not the same
functionality. You say the Notes field is indexed. I don't know how to
check or if that affects me.

Thanks.

Marvin

The Notes field is indexed and Search does return the correct contacts for
me based on the contents of the Notes field. In that sense it does not work
different from Outlook 2003.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


-----

I did the search from the SEARCH CONTACTS box within the CONTACTS window.

Still customizing a toolbar does not make OUTLOOK 2007 behave the same
way.
It is still necessary to select additional fields from the advanced search
dialog.

Advising on that will require you to answer my question;
From where did you originally do your search and from where are you doing
it
now?

Note that you can customize your toolbar to create a direct link to the
Advanced Find dialog.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

-----

Thanks for the reply. First, it is cumbersome to find "Advanced
Search"
unless you recall the keyboard shortcut, but most importantly, Outlook
2007
works quite differently than its predecessor. Is there any way to
force
behavior comparable to Outlook 2003?

:

From where did you originally do your search and from where are you
doing
it
now? An Advanced Find should return it; CTRL+SHIFT+F

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

-----

I just migrated to Outlook 2007 from Outlook 2003. Previoously, when
I
did
a
search, the notes fields of contacts would be searched. This seems
to
no
longer be the case. Is there something I can do to make it work as
it
used
to?

 

[Roady [MVP]]

In Outlook 2003, the search from the contacts

menu would find the contacts

You refer to the Find box in Outlook 2003, right? Not the "Search address
books" on the Standard Toolbar?
You said you are searching for information you put into the Notes field of a
contact. So it affects you ;-)
An indexed field means that a search query will consult that field and
returns it as a result when your criteria is found.

When I do a search for something that is kept in a Notes field, the Search
Contacts field in the Contacts folder successfully retrieves the correct
contacts for me.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


-----

I search for the word--ride--. In Outlook 2003, the search from the
contacts
menu would find the contacts. Now it requires Advanced find to do the
same.
Other than eventually finding the contact, it is certainly not the same
functionality. You say the Notes field is indexed. I don't know how to
check or if that affects me.

Thanks.

Marvin

The Notes field is indexed and Search does return the correct contacts
for
me based on the contents of the Notes field. In that sense it does not
work
different from Outlook 2003.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


-----

I did the search from the SEARCH CONTACTS box within the CONTACTS
window.

Still customizing a toolbar does not make OUTLOOK 2007 behave the same
way.
It is still necessary to select additional fields from the advanced
search
dialog.

:

Advising on that will require you to answer my question;
From where did you originally do your search and from where are you
doing
it
now?

Note that you can customize your toolbar to create a direct link to
the
Advanced Find dialog.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

-----

Thanks for the reply. First, it is cumbersome to find "Advanced
Search"
unless you recall the keyboard shortcut, but most importantly,
Outlook
2007
works quite differently than its predecessor. Is there any way to
force
behavior comparable to Outlook 2003?

:

From where did you originally do your search and from where are you
doing
it
now? An Advanced Find should return it; CTRL+SHIFT+F

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

-----

I just migrated to Outlook 2007 from Outlook 2003. Previoously,
when
I
did
a
search, the notes fields of contacts would be searched. This
seems
to
no
longer be the case. Is there something I can do to make it work
as
it
used
to?

 

[Guest]

I am really happy that it works for you. How does that help me?

menu would find the contacts

You refer to the Find box in Outlook 2003, right? Not the "Search address
books" on the Standard Toolbar?
You said you are searching for information you put into the Notes field of a
contact. So it affects you ;-)
An indexed field means that a search query will consult that field and
returns it as a result when your criteria is found.

When I do a search for something that is kept in a Notes field, the Search
Contacts field in the Contacts folder successfully retrieves the correct
contacts for me.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


-----

I search for the word--ride--. In Outlook 2003, the search from the
contacts
menu would find the contacts. Now it requires Advanced find to do the
same.
Other than eventually finding the contact, it is certainly not the same
functionality. You say the Notes field is indexed. I don't know how to
check or if that affects me.

Thanks.

Marvin

The Notes field is indexed and Search does return the correct contacts
for
me based on the contents of the Notes field. In that sense it does not
work
different from Outlook 2003.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

-----

I did the search from the SEARCH CONTACTS box within the CONTACTS
window.

Still customizing a toolbar does not make OUTLOOK 2007 behave the same
way.
It is still necessary to select additional fields from the advanced
search
dialog.

:

Advising on that will require you to answer my question;
From where did you originally do your search and from where are you
doing
it
now?

Note that you can customize your toolbar to create a direct link to
the
Advanced Find dialog.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

-----

Thanks for the reply. First, it is cumbersome to find "Advanced
Search"
unless you recall the keyboard shortcut, but most importantly,
Outlook
2007
works quite differently than its predecessor. Is there any way to
force
behavior comparable to Outlook 2003?

:

From where did you originally do your search and from where are you
doing
it
now? An Advanced Find should return it; CTRL+SHIFT+F

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

-----

I just migrated to Outlook 2007 from Outlook 2003. Previoously,
when
I
did
a
search, the notes fields of contacts would be searched. This
seems
to
no
longer be the case. Is there something I can do to make it work
as
it
used
to?

 

[Roady [MVP]]

I'm simply stating that searching contacts based on information in Notes
field is supported. You stated that in this sense it works different from
Outlook 2003, which is not the case.

You have provided too little detail to be able to help you further;
Are you using a pst-file to store your Outlook data in or are you connected
to Exchange?
In the case of a pst-file run scanpst.exe against it to check it for errors.
Has everything been indexed already? Tools-> Instant Search-> Indexing
Status...
Are you on Windows XP or Windows Vista?
Have you tried rebuilding the index already?

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


-----

I am really happy that it works for you. How does that help me?

In Outlook 2003, the search from the contacts
menu would find the contacts

You refer to the Find box in Outlook 2003, right? Not the "Search address
books" on the Standard Toolbar?

You say the Notes field is indexed. I don't know how to
check or if that affects me.

You said you are searching for information you put into the Notes field
of a
contact. So it affects you ;-)
An indexed field means that a search query will consult that field and
returns it as a result when your criteria is found.

When I do a search for something that is kept in a Notes field, the
Search
Contacts field in the Contacts folder successfully retrieves the correct
contacts for me.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


-----

I search for the word--ride--. In Outlook 2003, the search from the
contacts
menu would find the contacts. Now it requires Advanced find to do the
same.
Other than eventually finding the contact, it is certainly not the same
functionality. You say the Notes field is indexed. I don't know how
to
check or if that affects me.

Thanks.

Marvin

:

The Notes field is indexed and Search does return the correct contacts
for
me based on the contents of the Notes field. In that sense it does not
work
different from Outlook 2003.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

-----

I did the search from the SEARCH CONTACTS box within the CONTACTS
window.

Still customizing a toolbar does not make OUTLOOK 2007 behave the
same
way.
It is still necessary to select additional fields from the advanced
search
dialog.

:

Advising on that will require you to answer my question;
From where did you originally do your search and from where are you
doing
it
now?

Note that you can customize your toolbar to create a direct link to
the
Advanced Find dialog.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

-----

Thanks for the reply. First, it is cumbersome to find "Advanced
Search"
unless you recall the keyboard shortcut, but most importantly,
Outlook
2007
works quite differently than its predecessor. Is there any way
to
force
behavior comparable to Outlook 2003?

:

From where did you originally do your search and from where are
you
doing
it
now? An Advanced Find should return it; CTRL+SHIFT+F

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

-----

I just migrated to Outlook 2007 from Outlook 2003.
Previoously,
when
I
did
a
search, the notes fields of contacts would be searched. This
seems
to
no
longer be the case. Is there something I can do to make it
work
as
it
used
to?