Using Outlook 2002, Windows

When in Contacts, I used to be able to do FIND, then enter a specific
word of text, then FIND NOW, and it would find all contacts where the
word existed in the large text box.

So, if I created a contact and wrote a memo saying "this guy is an
astronaut," but later forgot the guy's name, I could do a FIND NOW for
the word "astronaut" and it would find the contact entry for that guy.

This same version of OL2002, on this same computer, will no longer find

the word "astronaut" if it isn't entered in one of the dialog boxes --
name, address, company name, etc. -- or if I didn't create a separate
"category" for "astronaut." The only thing that's changed is that my
database of contacts has grown to nearly 2,000 entries.

Does anyone know why OL2002 no longer finds words written in the large
text box containing notes about the contact, and how I can make it work

again?


Thanks,

This may seem a silly question but are you searching "Frequently Used
text fields"

On 7 Feb 2006 20:09:49 -0800, "The Hun"
wrote:

Using Outlook 2002, Windows

When in Contacts, I used to be able to do FIND, then enter a specific
word of text, then FIND NOW, and it would find all contacts where the
word existed in the large text box.

So, if I created a contact and wrote a memo saying "this guy is an
astronaut," but later forgot the guy's name, I could do a FIND NOW for
the word "astronaut" and it would find the contact entry for that guy.

This same version of OL2002, on this same computer, will no longer find

the word "astronaut" if it isn't entered in one of the dialog boxes --
name, address, company name, etc. -- or if I didn't create a separate
"category" for "astronaut." The only thing that's changed is that my
database of contacts has grown to nearly 2,000 entries.

Does anyone know why OL2002 no longer finds words written in the large
text box containing notes about the contact, and how I can make it work

again?


Thanks,
--
Dave Mills
There are 10 type of people, those that understand binary and those that don't.

I should have been more clear. When in Contacts Folder, and you click
FIND up in the command menu, a quick-search bar appears at the top of
the contacts with two dialog boxes -- "Look for," and "Search In."

In the "Look for" box I enter a word to find. In the "Search In" box,
I choose CONTACTS.

My question is about the failing effectiveness of using this avenue to
find specific text written in various contact entries, rather than
using the avenue of "Options," "Advanced Find" and "frequently used
text fields."

I realize the more involved avenue works, but is there a reason why the
first, most convenient, option is only working intermittently?

Thanks,