Custom Search Folders in Outlook

Hi,

I'd like to define a search folder, which shows all mails sent to a specific adress within last 30 days (not last month!). In the search folder setup I can only choose either the timeframe or recipient, but not both. Any ideas?

regards,

Martin

May 4th, 2012 1:23pm

Hi,

Have you tried the Advanced option?
When you customize the Search Folder, click Advanced tab. You can add fields to the list of criteria:
For searching the mails sent to the specific recipient in last 30 days, add the following fields to the list:
To : Type e-mail address in Value
Sent: Select on or after in Condition and set the date which is 30 days before in Value.
It seems there isnt a condition like Last 30 days. We may need to specify the start date.


Sincerely
Rex Zhang

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May 7th, 2012 5:14am

Hi,

I solved it now by enabling advanced query builder and defining the ("sent last month" OR "sent this month") query. Works fine for me.

regards

Martin

May 7th, 2012 6:44am

Hi Martin,

I wanted to do the same as you, and tried various settings until I tried using the condition "on or after" and "30 days ago" in the value field when creating the criteria on the Advanced Tab.  I haven't tested it too exhaustively but it seems to work.  It even seems to work for other settings like "2 days ago" or "10 days ago".  

Taking this approach avoids specifying a start date as suggested earlier or the need for a "this month" + "last month" technique.

I've tried it out briefly on Outlook versions 2007 and 2010.

Hope this helps

cheers

  • Proposed as answer by Carters65 3 hours 21 minutes ago
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August 18th, 2013 12:23pm

I tried using the condition "on or after" and "30 days ago" in the value field when creating the criteria on the Advanced Tab.  I haven't tested it too exhaustively but it seems to work.  It even seems to work for other settings like "2 days ago" or "10 days ago".  

Taking this approach avoids specifying a start date as suggested earlier or the need for a "this month" + "last month" technique.

Thank you so much, HangliderUK

I like to be able to track and search all of my mail traffic so I have a Search Folder that includes my Inbox, Outbox, Sent, Drafts, etc.  I also have a similar Search Folder with the same criteria, but only looking for mail items with attachments.

Previously, I'd been using "Received on or after" and a specific date (eg 1/01/2015) as the criteria.  This worked, but was a pain in the tail as the search criteria gave an ever-increasing list of results.  I used to have to go in and change the date when the output became too much--- using work computer which isn't really up to scratch from a performance point of view.

I changed the search criteria to "6 months ago" and it worked!  Perfectly!!

Thank you again for your post, HangliderUK!

Carters65

August 24th, 2015 12:23am

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