Outlook 2003 Tip: Saving Custom Searches

Are there searches that you do all of the time in Outlook 2003? I often search by size or by person, but occasionally I have unique searches that were so helpful that I want to make them one of the Advanced Find options.

1. Open the Advanced Find dialog box (Control+Shift+F)

2. Search for what you want (for example, all mail received yesterday)

3. Once the search is completed, go to the File menu, select Save Search and name the search something descriptive like “mailyesterdaysent”

4. Close out of Advanced Find

5. Open Advanced Find again

6. Go to the File Menu and select Open Search

7. Select your saved search

The Advanced Find dialogue box will automatically search for what you want.

Die Dulci Fruere