"New" Outlook search at the title bar - anyone else fed up?

Anonymous
2020-01-13T12:12:13+00:00

Hi everyone, and sorry for my strong language,

but I am really fed up with the new Outlook Search on the title bar, that appeared a couple of months ago in the Insider build.

Outlook Search used to work perfectly well for years, why did MS have to touch it really? Does anyone else feel so annoyed as well with the latest changes?

Just an example from today:

The new search bar, that has unfortunately been moved to the title bar, not only is it no functionally positioned - compared to how useful it was - but also does not work correctly:

  1. I am used to typing "to:" of "from:" and the name of the person whose mail I am looking for. No autocomplete for the names here
  2. I am used to typing "hasattachment:yes"; not only the autocomplete is gone (it used to come up after typing "has"), but no search results show up, even if there are emails sent to the particular person with attachments
  3. the same as #2 happens when I use the "has attachments" button of the ribbon. No results are shown, although there are messages with attachments for the particular person
  4. the new filter options (the ones you get when you click on the "Current folder" option at the title bar) are not consistent with what you have already typed in the search filter. E.g. I already have typed "hasattachment:yes" and I can still select "yes" in the attachment filter, so I end up for two "hasattachment:yes" options in the search bar, which of course doesn't work (not that it worked with one statement)

What a big scr*!@up of the Outlook search feature! Please revert to the previous one!

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-03-11T22:40:48+00:00

    I'm not sure why they try to make things difficult. The Search has moved up, we need to keep on changing the search field to include "All Mailbox" or "All Notes" .. This really sucks.

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-03-23T12:15:46+00:00

    Another very irritating thing is that the info about folder and account has been removed.

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-03-23T12:25:13+00:00

    Another very irritating thing is that the info about folder and account has been removed.

    I hadn't noticed that change yet.  You could post a formal complaint to Microsoft...which they'll ignore...or tell you that all other users LOVE this change (riiight).  It's a losing battle trying to be heard for those of us who are just trying to do our jobs efficiently.  It's tough and just getting tougher, isn't it?

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-03-26T17:46:00+00:00

    I do not like the new search bar.  The location is not conducive to a friendly intuitive experience.  The search value now requires way more input and is very cumbersome.  To say I don't like it is an understatement.  I hate it.  Change it back Microsoft !!!!!

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-04-01T08:45:42+00:00

    No promisses anymore please! Just fix it, preferebly today, rather than tomorrow.

    What the F*** whas this programmer thinking.

    Last Microsoft updates more look like sabotage efforts than anyting else.

    P L E A S E ! ! ! ! 
    STOP THIS MEDDLING already !

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