You can perform a basic search in Outlook by simply typing a keyword in the Search box. Search basicsīefore we delve into effective search practices in Outlook for Mac, let’s start by covering some fundamental concepts. If you are a Windows user, check out this blog post on searching in Outlook Windows version. Some things may look a little different if you are using another version of Outlook for Mac, but the general process will remain the same.
Note: The steps and images shown in this post are for Outlook for Mac (Office 365 version 16.25, July 2019). In this blog post, I’ll explain how the search feature works in Outlook for Mac (it’s quite different to how it works in the WIndows version) and how you can use it to quickly find the email you are looking for. If you use Microsoft Outlook for Mac and want to become efficient at quickly finding emails, then learning how to search effectively is really important! It’s so easy to waste time digging through folders and scrolling through search results trying to find that email that you just know is hidden somewhere.
