GaryBiz and Sue Mosher
I was so hopeful seeign this thread but sadly no solution came from Sue.
I too am trying to add user-defined fields and search them.
They add just fine but search seems to ignore them.
I even tried customising the main page of the contact to include these
fields which works for viewing but Find still does not locate the content
when I search.
It seems to search every standard field only.
I tried restarting Outlook in case the changes only took effect in the
database of contacts after the program was closed but that did not make any
difference.
Please Sue, find us a solution as it is the only way I can add the virtual
world avatar names to my contacts but I must be able to search for them for
it to be of any value.
Lindy
"GARYBIZ" wrote:
Note: outlook 2007 SP1 w/XP and desktop v. 4.
It is the search box at the top of the list in the folder view. Its on
Contacts bar - just to the right of the list. It says "search all contact
items". when i enter the data i know is in the field i does not find it.
As i stated previously, when i go to the contact its there.
SNIP
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GL
"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
By "search contact items," do you mean the search box at the top of the list
of contacts in the folder?
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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming:
Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators
http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54
"GARYBIZ" wrote:
The fields were text fields. I added/created a text field in contacts as a
"user defined field for this folder" (from the drop down box). Then filled in
a value for that contact. Saved it, but could find the data with a search.
Yes the data is visiable in the folder view when i look in that user defined
field.
I used "search contact items" , it did not find the data i entered. Today i
used desktop search and found the data, but also got a LOT of data (not
contacts) i didn't need and had to hunt through it to find what i needed.
Why does search contact items not work on user defined fields??
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GL
"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
What type of fields? Is the data visible if you add those fields to a folder
view? What method are you using to search, and what happens when you try?
"GARYBIZ" wrote:
In outlook 2007 contacts i have 3 user defined fields in that folder (not
just the item). I can not search and find the data i entered (or any portion
of it) using the contact search or the general find anything search ??
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GL