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

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

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

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.
|
|
|
| Thanks,
|
|
|
| Ken

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

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]" what@ever wrote in message
...
Outlook version? What search engine are you using? WDS? GDS?

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.

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.
|
|
|
| Thanks,
|
|
|
| Ken

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

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

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.

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
|
| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" what@ever wrote in message
| ...
|| Outlook version? What search engine are you using? WDS? GDS?
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|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
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|| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.
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|| After furious head scratching, Ken Davis asked:
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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.
|||
|||
|||
||| Thanks,
|||
|||
|||
||| Ken

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

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

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" what@ever wrote in message
...
You will need to use Advanced Find for that. There is the option you can
check to search all sub-folders.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.

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
|
| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" what@ever wrote in message
| ...
|| Outlook version? What search engine are you using? WDS? GDS?
||
|| --
|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
||
|| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.
||
|| 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.
|||
|||
|||
||| Thanks,
|||
|||
|||
||| Ken