Search bysender, subject, folder, date, and date range.
Or,search for messageswith attachments.
Then, combine operators and terms using AND and OR and parentheses for precedence and grouping.
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The Search box in Outlook Online is at the top of the page, in the header.
The Search box in Outlook desktop apps is above the Message List.
Example:subject:testfinds emails containing the wordtestin the Subject.
from: Searches theFromline for emails from a specified sender or domain.
to: Searches theToline for emails addressed to a specified recipient.
Example:to:me@outlook.comsearches theToline of every email message and finds emails addressed tome@outlook.com.
cc: Searches theCcline for specified email recipients.
Example:cc:me@outlook.comsearches theCcline of every email message and finds emails addressed tome@outlook.com.
before: Searches for emails sent or received before the given date.
Example:received>12/31/2017finds emails that were sent or received after December 31, 2017.
Combinebefore:andafter:to find emails sent or received during a specified time period.
folder: Searches for mail in the specified folder.
Example:folder:archivefinds emails in theArchivefolder.
This command won’t work on Outlook.com.
has:attachment: Searches mail messages that have at least one file attachment.
Examples:hasattachment:trueandhas:attachmentreturn all messages containing attachments.
hasattachment:false Searches only those messages that have no files attached.
AND(uppercase) Combines terms in the search so that both must be present.
This is the default if no combination operator is present.
Example:cat AND dogdisplays results that have both the wordcatanddog.
Example:cat OR dogdisplays results of eithercatordog.
() Specifies the precedence of search terms.
Use parenthesis to specify a date, date range, address, or other information.
