Finding a Particular Email Message in Outlook

Version 2003 Tony Mitchell

One of the greatest little components of Outlook is the ability to instantly look through all of your email and find the one you need. It searches the name you gave the email, the subject, and even the text of the email. Here’s how you use it:

• Click on Inbox in the left-hand Folder list
• Look along the top of this window and find the Look For box (if you do not see this box, click on the Find tool, immediately to the right of the Send and Receive command)
• Type in the keyword from the message for which you are searching
• From the Search In dropdown menu choose Inbox, or All Mail folders, or narrow the search by folder (it will probably be best to choose All Mail)
• Click on the Find Now button to the right of the Search In box
• The messages that contain that keyword will appear in the space beneath the Search box