New Outlook - Where is the option for the "Search Folders" where we can save searches ?

Anonymous
2023-05-17T19:24:24+00:00

Where is the option for the "Search Folders" where we can save searches ?

Previously it worked that way : https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/use-search-folders-to-find-messages-or-other-outlook-items-c1807038-01e4-475e-8869-0ccab0a56dc5

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-01-05T18:42:08+00:00

    Hi, I also use this. If I need a "search folder" I build a rule to tag it on the way in. This isn't great as you want to be able to say things like "email is older than 1 week".

    If anyone is thinking of doing this, please be aware that if you create a "favorite" that is a tag it will search ALL your email, not just your inbox, for example. So if you have a system of triaging which requires you to ignore emails that are archived you will always need to click on the favorite and then constrain to "Inbox".

    Is this perfect? No, but it does work for now (sort of, with caveats).

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-12-14T16:46:39+00:00

    Hi Guys,

    I found another work around, I've created rules with categories attached.

    When you go to favorites, you can simply type the name of the category, and it will appear as favorite looking through all the mail accounts for these categorised mails and show them in the favorite.

    Best Regards

    Kristof

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-12-05T21:18:57+00:00

    Thanks, Bill, I have those options in my "classic" Outlook 365 client, but not in the "New Outlook" preview version.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-12-05T19:35:19+00:00

    You really need to put back the ability to search on keywords.

    I find it hard to believe this was based on user feedback.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-11-06T17:39:34+00:00

    All,

    I just checked today and now have search folders on the web and in the Native app.

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