Outlook is where we live. It is where we store all out correspondence, we don’t like to delete anything and we build folders after subfolder and more folders with rules to move items into those folders. Our Contacts are here and so is our To do list and Calendar - which also synchronise with our phones.  So outlook is pretty important and FULL of serious (and fun) info…

But what happens when we need to find something ? How do we know where to look ?

To make life easier, Microsoft has significantly improved the Search functionality in Outlook 2007.

To begin: the search is instantly available at the top of every folder - it is right there in Mail, Calendar, contacts, Tasks and Journal. As soon as you begin to type, the search starts - the more you type, the better the results.

 

What you might not be aware of is that if you expand the Search by clicking on the down pointing arrows

 

…an entire new world of options opens up to you and these options change depaning on if you are in Mail or Calendar etc.

You can now very quickly access info that you have stored. You can also add your own criteria so this Search can really be tailored according to your specific requirements. I have added Attachment Contains - this is useful if you want to search all attachments you received !

 Play around with this -its pretty cool.

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