How to search your Outlook

Select the search bar, located above the Outlook ribbon. 

Type a name, subject, or phrase which is included in the email message that you want to find. You can use quotation marks around a phase to search on words in that exact order. 

Select the search bar and type a name or subject.

Select an option to refine or widen your search: All Mailboxes, Current Mailbox, Current Folder, Subfolder, or All Outlook Items.

You can also select a category within the Refine group to further filter your search results:

• From – only shows results from a specific person.

• Subject - only shows results based on the subject.

• Has Attachment – only shows emails that have attachments.

• Categorized – only shows results that have a specific category assigned to them.

• Sent To – searches messages Sent to You, Not Sent Directly to You, or Sent to Another Recipient.

• Unread – only shows unread messages.

• Flagged - only shows messages flagged by you.

• Important - only shows emails marked as Important.

• More - filters your results based on more advanced criteria, such as Cc or Sensitivity.

Select Recent Searches to run recent searches again.

Select Close Search to close the Search tab.