Outlook and Outlook.com offer a basic search to find specific emails, but if your search is complex, you can create queries using search operators. Search by sender, subject, folder, date, and date range. Or search for messages with attachments. Then combine operators and terms using AND and OR and parentheses for precedence and grouping.
How to use SEARCH 🔎 in Outlook to find emails QUICKLY!
To precisely search for emails in Outlook using search operators, enter your keywords in the search box. 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.
Use the following search operators to construct a query:
subject: — Searches the subject of all emails for a specified word. Example: subject:test finds emails with the word test in the subject.
