Outlook Best Practices: Find that message! Search effectively - Outlook

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Outlook Best Practices: Find that message! Search effectively

Applies to: Microsoft Office Outlook 2007

By Melissa MacBeth

Note This article is part of a series from Melissa MacBeth's Best Practices for Microsoft Office Outlook 2007.

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Manage your time

Set up Outlook to work for you

Tame your Inbox with the 4 Ds

Manage your time with the daily review

Do your work with the help of Tasks

Calendars and meetings

Write great e-mail

Frequently asked questions

How to find a message from a particular person

If you want to find a message from a particular person, type from: name in the search box in your reference folder (for example, 1-Reference).

Outlook 2007 search for message from person

How to find a message with an attachment

To find a message with an attachment, type hasattachment:yes in the search box.

Outlook 2007 search for message with attachment

For more tips on how to perform efficient searches, see the article Learn to narrow your search criteria for better searches in Outlook and the video Find needles in a haystack with Instant Search.

About the author

Melissa MacBeth is a Program Manager in the Outlook product group. She worked on several time management features for Outlook 2007, including the To-Do Bar, flags, flagging on send, and the Daily Task List.

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