Quickly search contacts by multiple criteria in Outlook
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For example, you need to search contacts by a series of criteria in Outlook frequently. Normally, you need to add these search criteria one by one every time. But now with the Advanced Search feature of Kutools for Outlook, you can easily add multiple search criteria in bulk, save all search criteria as a scenario, and reuse the saved search scenario with one click only in Outlook.
Search contacts by multiple criteria in Outlook
Save custom contacts search criteria as a scenario in Outlook
Add multiple search criteria by opening a saved search scenario
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Search contacts by multiple criteria in Outlook
With the Advanced Search feature, you can easily search contacts by multiple criteria in Outlook. Please do as follows:
1. Click to open a contacts folder, and click Kutools > Advanced Search to activate the Advanced Search pane.
2. In the Advanced Search pane, please configure the search settings as follows:
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(1) Check if Contacts selected in the Search item drop-down list. (2) Specify the search scope from the Search scope drop-down list. (3) Add multiple search criteria as you need. |
3. Click the Search Now button.
Now all contacts meeting the search criteria will be found out and listed at once.
Save custom contacts search criteria as a scenario in Outlook
The Advanced Search feature supports to save multiple search criteria as a search scenario in Outlook. Please do as follows:
1. After adding your custom search criteria, click the Save current scenario button in the Advanced Search pane.
2. In the Kutools for Outlook dialog, please enter name for the new search scenario, and click the OK button.
Now all search criteria are saved as a search scenario.
Save custom contacts search criteria as a scenario in Outlook
If you have saved some search scenarios already, you can reuse these search scenarios easily to add multiple search criteria with one click only.
In the Advanced Search pane, click the certain search scenario from the Open saved scenario drop-down list, and then all search criteria saved in this scenario will be added into the Advanced search pane at once.
Notes
(1) You can click the button to open the Advanced Find – Scenario Management dialog, then move, rename, or delete saved search scenarios as you need.
(2) The Advanced Search feature can also search emails, tasks, and appointments and meetings by multiple criteria, save multiple criteria as a search scenario, and reuse saved search scenarios easily.
Demo: search contacts by multiple criteria in Outlook
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