Search At The Top Option
Please allow users to choose whether to use Search at the Top or keep the search bar in the legacy location.
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/search-at-the-top-96fee452-80cd-492d-a35c-5c37584b416b
David Marks
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Thank you to everyone who provided feedback through UserVoice, Coming Soon, in product feedback, and on related blog posts.
We investigated adding an option to support search in the old location. Unfortunately, at this time we cannot support making the search box location configurable. Future Microsoft Search updates are incompatible with the old location. There is also significant risk in maintaining the old search component due to increased complexity that leads to a higher rate of bugs. As one of the most used controls in Outlook making sure that we provide a stable and reliable search experience is one of our top priorities.
While it won’t address the feedback of having the search box in a new location, we do have fixes coming soon to address specific feedback about the new control. The first fix to arrive will be adding back the right click Copy\Paste menu. After that we have a fix coming to make changing scope easier by adding a more prominent scope changing control. You can read more details about these fixes in our blog post.
While our search success data is showing that the majority of users are having more success with the new search experience, we understand that moving the search box is a big change that can be disruptive. From the product team, thank you for your patience as we continue to learn how to make Outlook changes easier going forward and continue to work on improving the search experience.
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Andrew Pengely
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How do I turn off spell checker in search. It is a specific issue with Bing but I do have problems with it in other areas too so not sure what search engine technology causes the problem.
When I search on something like RUBERT I do not want to get results for RUPERT. Not the same thing so why does the search engine insist on thinking it knows better.
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steve pattyson
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You could make the search box smaller so we don't loose the folder name. I don't mind sharing the space... Its hard to drag files from one folder to another If I can't what folder I am in.
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Anonymous
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Put Search back where is was in OUTLOOK!!!
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Anonymous
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The new search bar is a horrible design!!! It makes search not easier but more complicated! Takes more steps to find what you want. It slows down the speed and the results are not accurate.
Worst location, worst function!!
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Anonymous
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Hate where the search bar is. No pasting. bad postion. Move it back.
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Anonymous
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When I discovered the Search at the Top feature, and someone showed me how to permanently set a few frequently-used criteria boxes, it made my use of Outlook dramatically more efficient. Count me in for bringing that back!
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Eddie
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My question to Microsoft team is why fixed something that it was not broken in the first place? Come on guys! Restore to the original location and let's carry on with our lives please!!
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Anonymous
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Bad improvement, Microsoft! Put it back where it was and most important restore the right click copy/paste.
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Anonymous
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Hate it. Move it back.
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Anonymous
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Right click copy and paste essential!!!! Why wouldn't you allow it?
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Anonymous
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Put it back where it was.
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Navid
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I cannot stand using that search bar at the top, because not always I'm using my fullscreen to to see the search bar in Outlook! Whose this crazy idea was anyway???
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Anonymous
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Before the "upgrade," Outlook would search as I type. Now it doesn't. Therefore, the new version is not faster, it's slower. I gave Microsoft that feedback when they allowed either version in a trial period, but, alas, to Microsoft, slower is faster.
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Crist Clapper
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Add me to the "what happened to the right-click copy/paste"?
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Somebody
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The new search bar location is STUPID. Put it back where it was. I think I will have to go see a chiropractor from having to move my head so much.
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Steve Beach
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Not sure who suggested it get changed to the top but it sucks! Its inconvenient and lately if I try to choose from the dropdown (current mailbox, current folder...) the window goes away and can't choose either of those options. PLEASE PLEASE change it back.
I did see an option below someone suggested to revert which I'm sure works but it's a pain for me. Thanks though for the idea. -
Dean Barker
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Sort out the right click paste...what a pain not having it
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Arnab
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I completely agree with all the comments. The new search system is very irritating.
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carol
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The new locatin of search bar is terrible !!!! We really did not like it., Here in our office everyone hate it and looking to have an update on outlook with an option to have it back on the old place
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Anonymous
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Really DISLIKE the updated Search Bar. Put back like it was. So much more inconvenient to search at Top Option. Before could Copy/Paste with click of mouse and it would Search All. The Top Option is limited and cumbersome. Please put back!!
