During a recent webinar I did in collaboration with the Cambridge Network we looked at ways to tackle information overload. When I shared some of the powerful and frequently unused Outlook search tips, one of the delegates asked whether there was a way to change the default Search setting so that results don’t just show emails from your current folder. Well, you can change it so that it always searches all mail folders in all mailboxes.
Here’s how:
- On the File tab, click on Options.
- Type the letter S (or click on Search).
- Under Results select the All mailboxes radio button.
- Press Enter or click OK.
With thanks to Richard for the tip inspiration! Hope you’ve changed your default setting and put some of what you learned into practice.
Related tips:
Find that needle in a haystack
Find even more needles in that haystack
Reduce irrelevant search results
Search for messages sent to a particular person during a certain period of time
By the way, three months ago I started drip-feeding a shortcut of the week on LinkedIn. Follow #CleverClogsTipTime for more shortcuts, hints and tips.
To help you put these tips into practice I have also developed a series of 60-minute webinars, giving you the opportunity to see the hints, tips and time-saving shortcuts in action.
I am also running more comprehensive Excel courses in conjunction with Cambridge Network's Learning Collaboration:
Hints and Tips: Excel - next session 25 March
Hints and Tips: Excel Further Use - next session 5 April
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Unless stated otherwise, the steps are written about Microsoft 365 using Windows 10.
22 February 2021
Karen Roem offers software training and support through her company Roem Ltd. Contact her by email (Karen@roem.co.uk) or visit her website at www.roem.co.uk