How to search emails by sent/deleted/received date and time in Outlook?

You can type search criteria into the "Instant Search" box to quickly find emails by sent, deleted, or received date in Outlook.

In the "Mail" view, open the mail folder where you want to search emails, then type one of the search criteria from the table below.

For example, if you need to search emails that were sent before 2016/5/1, you should open the "Sent Items" folder and then type the search criteria sent:<5/1/2016 into the "Instant Search" box. See screenshot:

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If you do not prefer to type search criteria directly in the "Instant Search" box, you can specify the criteria in the "Advanced Find" dialog box.

1. In the "Mail" view, open the mail folder where you want to search emails, then press "Ctrl" + "Shift" + "F" simultaneously to open the "Advanced Find" dialog box.

2. In the "Advanced Find" dialog box, go to the "Messages" tab, and then:

(1) Select "Sent" (or "Received", "Modified" as needed) from the "Time" drop-down list;
(2) Choose the time range from the second drop-down list, such as "This Week";
(3) Optionally, specify other criteria such as a keyword in the "Search for the word(s)" box.

Note: On the "Messages" tab, you can only select time ranges like Today, Yesterday, This Week, or Last Month. To define a custom date range, switch to the "Advanced" tab as shown in the screenshot below:

(1) Click "Field" > "Date/Time fields" > "Sent" (or "Received", "Modified" as needed);
(2) Choose a condition from the "Condition" drop-down list, such as "on or before";
(3) Enter the custom date in the "Value" box;
(4) Click the "Add to List" button.

3. Click the "Find Now" button.

All emails that meet the search criteria will be listed at the bottom of the "Advanced Find" dialog box.

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