New search in Outlook
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I noticed today that my Outlook now has a new searchbar. Evidently it's way better so I tried it. Still the same endless progress dots. Still the same blank results page even though I'm asking it to list emails from a single person whom I get about a billion emails a week from No option to restrict the search to "this folder" instead of "this mailbox" (which massively improves performance) So...a step backwards. I use GMail and as I type it automatically suggestions refinements based on the results it's found in between key strokes. It's truly bizarre how bad outlook search is.
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Thanks for the heads-up. I noticed it a couple of days ago and wondered if it was too good to be true.
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Chris Maunder wrote:
results it's found in between key strokes.
I dislike that quite a bit. Don't search until I tell you to search, dagnabit! Also searches which only OR and never AND -- drives me nuts, totally useless.
You dislike having results appear as you type? That is curious.
cheers Chris Maunder
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I noticed today that my Outlook now has a new searchbar. Evidently it's way better so I tried it. Still the same endless progress dots. Still the same blank results page even though I'm asking it to list emails from a single person whom I get about a billion emails a week from No option to restrict the search to "this folder" instead of "this mailbox" (which massively improves performance) So...a step backwards. I use GMail and as I type it automatically suggestions refinements based on the results it's found in between key strokes. It's truly bizarre how bad outlook search is.
cheers Chris Maunder
I just tried it, and it picked up 54 emails from you in my deleted items folder1 out of the 8,575 items in there2 pretty much immediately. Only niggle is that it won't show me which folder an item is in. Are you IMAP or POP3? This was on my desktop, so it uses POP3 and downloads all emails to here to clear the server. The other devices use IMAP and leave it on the server for this machine to pull down. I really hate 500MB inboxes on the server! :laugh: 1: Everything goes in there when it no longer needs comments, and isn't directly money related - not a slight at you or CP, I just like to keep the inbox for new and current items only. 2: About 3 months worth - I archive emails fairly regularly.
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I noticed today that my Outlook now has a new searchbar. Evidently it's way better so I tried it. Still the same endless progress dots. Still the same blank results page even though I'm asking it to list emails from a single person whom I get about a billion emails a week from No option to restrict the search to "this folder" instead of "this mailbox" (which massively improves performance) So...a step backwards. I use GMail and as I type it automatically suggestions refinements based on the results it's found in between key strokes. It's truly bizarre how bad outlook search is.
cheers Chris Maunder
Which version of Outlook? I'm using 2019 - confusingly called "version 2010", build 13328.20292 - and the search box in the titlebar works OK. If you search from the Inbox, it defaults to "current mailbox", but you can change that from the ribbon or the drop-down within the box. For any other folder, it defaults to "current folder". Both the ribbon and the drop-down within the search box have additional options, so you don't have to remember the syntax for eg: finding email from a specific person.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
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You dislike having results appear as you type? That is curious.
cheers Chris Maunder
Of course. "You need to cut the blue wire... but before you do that..."
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I noticed today that my Outlook now has a new searchbar. Evidently it's way better so I tried it. Still the same endless progress dots. Still the same blank results page even though I'm asking it to list emails from a single person whom I get about a billion emails a week from No option to restrict the search to "this folder" instead of "this mailbox" (which massively improves performance) So...a step backwards. I use GMail and as I type it automatically suggestions refinements based on the results it's found in between key strokes. It's truly bizarre how bad outlook search is.
cheers Chris Maunder
In our organisation, we have been told to hold off use of new outlook for Mac.
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There are several existing features not supported by this new experience that may lead to issues with delegates, shared mailbox access, and online archiving
I think it's released but a Beta version. :doh:
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I noticed today that my Outlook now has a new searchbar. Evidently it's way better so I tried it. Still the same endless progress dots. Still the same blank results page even though I'm asking it to list emails from a single person whom I get about a billion emails a week from No option to restrict the search to "this folder" instead of "this mailbox" (which massively improves performance) So...a step backwards. I use GMail and as I type it automatically suggestions refinements based on the results it's found in between key strokes. It's truly bizarre how bad outlook search is.
cheers Chris Maunder
Chris Maunder wrote:
from a single person whom I get about a billion emails a week from
Oops, sorry about that. ;) :laugh:
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Chris Maunder wrote:
from a single person whom I get about a billion emails a week from
Oops, sorry about that. ;) :laugh:
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cheers Chris Maunder
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Which version of Outlook? I'm using 2019 - confusingly called "version 2010", build 13328.20292 - and the search box in the titlebar works OK. If you search from the Inbox, it defaults to "current mailbox", but you can change that from the ribbon or the drop-down within the box. For any other folder, it defaults to "current folder". Both the ribbon and the drop-down within the search box have additional options, so you don't have to remember the syntax for eg: finding email from a specific person.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
OK, I see now. You have to click in the search box and then notice that the background has added a Search tab to the ribbon which contains the options. Not something I would promote as New and Improved. New and Unexpected, maybe. C'est la vie
cheers Chris Maunder
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I just tried it, and it picked up 54 emails from you in my deleted items folder1 out of the 8,575 items in there2 pretty much immediately. Only niggle is that it won't show me which folder an item is in. Are you IMAP or POP3? This was on my desktop, so it uses POP3 and downloads all emails to here to clear the server. The other devices use IMAP and leave it on the server for this machine to pull down. I really hate 500MB inboxes on the server! :laugh: 1: Everything goes in there when it no longer needs comments, and isn't directly money related - not a slight at you or CP, I just like to keep the inbox for new and current items only. 2: About 3 months worth - I archive emails fairly regularly.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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I noticed today that my Outlook now has a new searchbar. Evidently it's way better so I tried it. Still the same endless progress dots. Still the same blank results page even though I'm asking it to list emails from a single person whom I get about a billion emails a week from No option to restrict the search to "this folder" instead of "this mailbox" (which massively improves performance) So...a step backwards. I use GMail and as I type it automatically suggestions refinements based on the results it's found in between key strokes. It's truly bizarre how bad outlook search is.
cheers Chris Maunder
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You're off my Christmas list.
cheers Chris Maunder
If it's any consolation, I have one user on my domain whose mailbox limit is currently 5GB, and I'll have to extend it soon as she's up to 83% full ... :omg:
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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If it's any consolation, I have one user on my domain whose mailbox limit is currently 5GB, and I'll have to extend it soon as she's up to 83% full ... :omg:
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
Wouldn't be easier to ask her to delete some things? Be careful, outlook used to have problems managing big pst files (4 Gb or so) I don't know the new versions though
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Wouldn't be easier to ask her to delete some things? Be careful, outlook used to have problems managing big pst files (4 Gb or so) I don't know the new versions though
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
I've tried that before - it doesn't help as she can't decide what to get rid of ... :sigh:
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Wouldn't be easier to ask her to delete some things? Be careful, outlook used to have problems managing big pst files (4 Gb or so) I don't know the new versions though
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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You dislike having results appear as you type? That is curious.
cheers Chris Maunder
curmudgeon!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity - RAH I'm old. I know stuff - JSOP
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Which version of Outlook? I'm using 2019 - confusingly called "version 2010", build 13328.20292 - and the search box in the titlebar works OK. If you search from the Inbox, it defaults to "current mailbox", but you can change that from the ribbon or the drop-down within the box. For any other folder, it defaults to "current folder". Both the ribbon and the drop-down within the search box have additional options, so you don't have to remember the syntax for eg: finding email from a specific person.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
Mine is Insider 13430, and works as you have described. A bit distracting that the dropdown from the top hides part of the ribbon which changed to Search. Works much better than my workplace O2010/Exchange combo.
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Which version of Outlook? I'm using 2019 - confusingly called "version 2010", build 13328.20292 - and the search box in the titlebar works OK. If you search from the Inbox, it defaults to "current mailbox", but you can change that from the ribbon or the drop-down within the box. For any other folder, it defaults to "current folder". Both the ribbon and the drop-down within the search box have additional options, so you don't have to remember the syntax for eg: finding email from a specific person.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
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OK, I see now. You have to click in the search box and then notice that the background has added a Search tab to the ribbon which contains the options. Not something I would promote as New and Improved. New and Unexpected, maybe. C'est la vie
cheers Chris Maunder
