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Why can't I Search User Defined Fields
How can I search my contact database for a word that is in one of the user
defined fields and have all contacts with that word show up in the search results? I have created a few user defined fileds in Contacts using the field chooser window for simple text information. When I search for that text, the contacts that contain the text in the user defined fields don't show up in the search results I am using 2003 and searching using the "look for" command |
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Why can't I Search User Defined Fields
To search custom fields in Outlook 2003, use Advanced Find.
-- Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003 http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx "Davicho" wrote in message news How can I search my contact database for a word that is in one of the user defined fields and have all contacts with that word show up in the search results? I have created a few user defined fileds in Contacts using the field chooser window for simple text information. When I search for that text, the contacts that contain the text in the user defined fields don't show up in the search results I am using 2003 and searching using the "look for" command |
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Why can't I Search User Defined Fields
Thank you - using Advance Find, Look for: Contacts, and the Contacts Tab - I
am not able to choose the "User Defined Fields in the "In" drop down box. I see that I can create a custom search on a field by field bases in the advance Tab. 1. Can I search all user defined fields to see if the word is contained in any other them, verses all of them? 2. Can I search all fields for a particular word (user defined included)? "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: To search custom fields in Outlook 2003, use Advanced Find. -- Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003 http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx "Davicho" wrote in message news How can I search my contact database for a word that is in one of the user defined fields and have all contacts with that word show up in the search results? I have created a few user defined fileds in Contacts using the field chooser window for simple text information. When I search for that text, the contacts that contain the text in the user defined fields don't show up in the search results I am using 2003 and searching using the "look for" command |
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Why can't I Search User Defined Fields
Are the fields defined in the folder you want to search? That's a requirement. Add them if not.
-- Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003 http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx "Davicho" wrote in message ... Thank you - using Advance Find, Look for: Contacts, and the Contacts Tab - I am not able to choose the "User Defined Fields in the "In" drop down box. I see that I can create a custom search on a field by field bases in the advance Tab. 1. Can I search all user defined fields to see if the word is contained in any other them, verses all of them? 2. Can I search all fields for a particular word (user defined included)? "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: To search custom fields in Outlook 2003, use Advanced Find. "Davicho" wrote in message news How can I search my contact database for a word that is in one of the user defined fields and have all contacts with that word show up in the search results? I have created a few user defined fileds in Contacts using the field chooser window for simple text information. When I search for that text, the contacts that contain the text in the user defined fields don't show up in the search results I am using 2003 and searching using the "look for" command |
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Why can't I Search User Defined Fields
Yes the fields are defined in the folder I am searching and I can search them
one at a time using the advance find - Advance Tab. I would like to do a global search that tells me if the word I am looking for is in any of the user defined fields and I can't do this in one operation. If I add more than one field to the advance criteria the computer assumes that it is a criteria that the item is in every field not in any field. How can I search all User Defined Fields for a word in one operation versers one operation per field? "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Are the fields defined in the folder you want to search? That's a requirement. Add them if not. -- Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003 http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx "Davicho" wrote in message ... Thank you - using Advance Find, Look for: Contacts, and the Contacts Tab - I am not able to choose the "User Defined Fields in the "In" drop down box. I see that I can create a custom search on a field by field bases in the advance Tab. 1. Can I search all user defined fields to see if the word is contained in any other them, verses all of them? 2. Can I search all fields for a particular word (user defined included)? "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: To search custom fields in Outlook 2003, use Advanced Find. "Davicho" wrote in message news How can I search my contact database for a word that is in one of the user defined fields and have all contacts with that word show up in the search results? I have created a few user defined fileds in Contacts using the field chooser window for simple text information. When I search for that text, the contacts that contain the text in the user defined fields don't show up in the search results I am using 2003 and searching using the "look for" command |
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Why can't I Search User Defined Fields
Outlook 2003 can't do that. Outlook 2007 can, with its indexed search feature.
-- Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003 http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx "Davicho" wrote in message ... Yes the fields are defined in the folder I am searching and I can search them one at a time using the advance find - Advance Tab. I would like to do a global search that tells me if the word I am looking for is in any of the user defined fields and I can't do this in one operation. If I add more than one field to the advance criteria the computer assumes that it is a criteria that the item is in every field not in any field. How can I search all User Defined Fields for a word in one operation versers one operation per field? "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Are the fields defined in the folder you want to search? That's a requirement. Add them if not. "Davicho" wrote in message ... Thank you - using Advance Find, Look for: Contacts, and the Contacts Tab - I am not able to choose the "User Defined Fields in the "In" drop down box. I see that I can create a custom search on a field by field bases in the advance Tab. 1. Can I search all user defined fields to see if the word is contained in any other them, verses all of them? 2. Can I search all fields for a particular word (user defined included)? "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: To search custom fields in Outlook 2003, use Advanced Find. "Davicho" wrote in message news How can I search my contact database for a word that is in one of the user defined fields and have all contacts with that word show up in the search results? I have created a few user defined fileds in Contacts using the field chooser window for simple text information. When I search for that text, the contacts that contain the text in the user defined fields don't show up in the search results I am using 2003 and searching using the "look for" command |
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