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Copper Contributor

Jan 13, 2019

Outlook for Mac 2019 - Search not working :-(

Hi there New contributor - I have just upgraded Office 2016 for Mac to Office 2019 for Mac. The Spotlight Search option in Outlook no longer works - I get no results, even when I am looking at an e...

aproebers

Copper Contributor

Dec 10, 2019

I solved it quite easy. If you click next to the search glass the menu appears, by default it is set to current map (see icons left), click on the folders (second icon). That did the trick for me. I felt quite stupid that I missed this, I'm sure I'm not the only one 😉

AaronZ
Copper Contributor
Jan 21, 2020
aproebers Thanks. It is that simple. The Search box lists (and defaults) to on the left: "Current Folder" but on Outlook for Mac 2019, there are also choices for "Subfolders", "Current Mailbox", "All Mail" and "All Items." Select All Mail or All Items. (They are grayed out so it isn't obvious). It works!
HannahMcAbbott
Copper Contributor
Dec 11, 2019
aproebers I'm not sure what the problem was that you resolved in this manner, but this didn't work for me. The Search menu offers various folders, and none of them allow me to search all my emails.