limit the search to a specific folder
There seems to be no way to limit the search to a specific folder, ie. you archive or inbox.
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Anonymous
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I often have to search for historic email trails that have been archived or filed in different folders/subfolders and I may not know where they have been filed. When I search for emails, it does not search in the subfolders, only the top layer folder that I have selected.
Eg. The emails may be filed in Client --> Queries or Client --> Escalations, but when I select to search in the Client folder, the emails from the Subfolders of Queries and Escalations do not show up.
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Sergey
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SOLUTION to search only inbox:
Settings → View All Outlook Settings → General → Search(Shortcut: https://outlook.office.com/mail/options/general/search )
→ Section: Search Results → Turn off checkbox: Include all folders while searching in Inbox
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Derek
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Agree.
Most of the time I want email from my inbox only. However there is no default setting for filter or shortcut in Advanced Query Search that limit search result from Inbox only.
As a result I have to click multiple times for every search I run in order to filter email from inbox. -
Torrens, Mary
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Better identification of folders
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Anonymous
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We need to be able to search in our sent folder specifically and have it included when searching. This is an extremely important resource for someone sending quotes and important emails I need to be able to easily find and find fast. Please advise an estimated date for when this will be fixed. Thanks!
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Anonymous
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Everytime I want to search a specific folder, I have to switch back to the old version. Obviously, from the volume of comments about a variety of features, the new version is far from complete. It's disappointing that Microsoft would release a new version in which so much functionality was lost.
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Kim
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I want to be able to look only in or search all messages or from one folder only.
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Kurtis Peters
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Agreed!
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LP
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Must have option to search for mail with attachments.
Also - need ability to search specific folders and specific fields (i.e. Sent to or received from)
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Andrew Teye commented
I wanna be able to search within a specific folder (i.e. inbox, sent, clutter, etc) instead of in general. It is very convenient to be able to do that so you can find specific emails quicker--the older version allowed users to do that.
