"Michael Smith" <iammichael.use***@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:332f88ae-38e2-4e30-95d8-f0a685d08e5a@e14g2000vbe.googlegroups.com...
> According to this article for Office 2003, the default folders that
> are searched for the "find related messages" function is "Inbox,
> Drafts, and Sent Items".
> http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HP011153821033.aspx
>
> I couldn't find an equivalent article for Office 2007, but either this
> changed in Outlook 2007, or I did something to change it since finding
> related messages will search my entire mailbox ("Inbox;Sent
> Items;Mailbox - Michael Smith").
>
> Is there any way to change this to a different set of folders?  I'd be
> fine with the default specified for Office 2003, but changing it to
> more specific would also be nice?  Having it search the entire mailbox
> makes things way too slow since it's searching stuff that could not
> possibly be relevant for the search (and if it might be, I'd rather
> explicitly add the other folders in manually)
>
> Thanks for any help!
>
> Regards,
> Michael

On Apr 23, 8:02 am, "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" <outlook***@msn.com> wrote:
> In the Advanced find dialog, click the Browse button (click Stop if its
> searching) and select the folders you want to search in. If you aren't using
> subfolders uncheck the search subfolders option or uncheck the top level
> folder (Mailbox - Michael Smith) so the entire mailbox is not searched.
>
> --
> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
> Outlook Tips:http://www.outlook-tips.net/
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>
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> "Michael Smith" <iammichael.use***@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:332f88ae-38e2-4e30-95d8-f0a685d08e5a@e14g2000vbe.googlegroups.com...
>
> > According to this article for Office 2003, the default folders that
> > are searched for the "find related messages" function is "Inbox,
> > Drafts, and Sent Items".
> >http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HP011153821033.aspx
>
> > I couldn't find an equivalent article for Office 2007, but either this
> > changed in Outlook 2007, or I did something to change it since finding
> > related messages will search my entire mailbox ("Inbox;Sent
> > Items;Mailbox - Michael Smith").
>
> > Is there any way to change this to a different set of folders?  I'd be
> > fine with the default specified for Office 2003, but changing it to
> > more specific would also be nice?  Having it search the entire mailbox
> > makes things way too slow since it's searching stuff that could not
> > possibly be relevant for the search (and if it might be, I'd rather
> > explicitly add the other folders in manually)
>
> > Thanks for any help!
>
> > Regards,
> > Michael

"Michael Smith" <iammichael.use***@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:54ef1383-671c-4413-84e0-e474cb1c7fb7@r34g2000vba.googlegroups.com...
> Thanks for the response, but this doesn't actually answer my
> question.  I know how to change the folders once the dialog is open.
> I want to change the *default* set of folders that are searched when
> the dialog is first opened.  The extra clicks to manually change the
> searched folders (minimum of four) is a huge productivity drain
> considering how frequently I use this.
>
> Regards,
> Michael
>
> On Apr 23, 8:02 am, "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" <outlook***@msn.com> wrote:
>> In the Advanced find dialog, click the Browse button (click Stop if its
>> searching) and select the folders you want to search in. If you aren't
>> using
>> subfolders uncheck the search subfolders option or uncheck the top level
>> folder (Mailbox - Michael Smith) so the entire mailbox is not searched.
>>
>> --
>> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
>> Outlook Tips:http://www.outlook-tips.net/
>> Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center:http://www.slipstick.com
>>
>> Outlook Tips by email:
>> mailto:dailytips-subscribe-requ***@lists.outlooktips.net
>>
>> EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
>> mailto:EMO-NEWSLETTER-SUBSCRIBE-REQU***@PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM
>>
>> You can access this newsgroup by
>> visitinghttp://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspxor
>> point your
>> newsreader to msnews.microsoft.com.
>>
>> "Michael Smith" <iammichael.use***@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:332f88ae-38e2-4e30-95d8-f0a685d08e5a@e14g2000vbe.googlegroups.com...
>>
>> > According to this article for Office 2003, the default folders that
>> > are searched for the "find related messages" function is "Inbox,
>> > Drafts, and Sent Items".
>> >http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HP011153821033.aspx
>>
>> > I couldn't find an equivalent article for Office 2007, but either this
>> > changed in Outlook 2007, or I did something to change it since finding
>> > related messages will search my entire mailbox ("Inbox;Sent
>> > Items;Mailbox - Michael Smith").
>>
>> > Is there any way to change this to a different set of folders?  I'd be
>> > fine with the default specified for Office 2003, but changing it to
>> > more specific would also be nice?  Having it search the entire mailbox
>> > makes things way too slow since it's searching stuff that could not
>> > possibly be relevant for the search (and if it might be, I'd rather
>> > explicitly add the other folders in manually)
>>
>> > Thanks for any help!
>>
>> > Regards,
>> > Michael
>

On May 5, 10:14 am, "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" <outlook***@msn.com> wrote:
> You can't change the default folders it uses.
>
> My outlook 2007 uses the folder I'm working in and does not include
> subfolders.
>
> --
> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
> Outlook Tips:http://www.outlook-tips.net/
> Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center:http://www.slipstick.com
>
> Outlook Tips by email:
> mailto:dailytips-subscribe-requ***@lists.outlooktips.net
>
> EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
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>
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>
> "Michael Smith" <iammichael.use***@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:54ef1383-671c-4413-84e0-e474cb1c7fb7@r34g2000vba.googlegroups.com...> Thanks for the response, but this doesn't actually answer my
> > question.  I know how to change the folders once the dialog is open.
> > I want to change the *default* set of folders that are searched when
> > the dialog is first opened.  The extra clicks to manually change the
> > searched folders (minimum of four) is a huge productivity drain
> > considering how frequently I use this.
>
> > Regards,
> > Michael
>
> > On Apr 23, 8:02 am, "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" <outlook***@msn.com> wrote:
> >> In the Advanced find dialog, click the Browse button (click Stop if its
> >> searching) and select the folders you want to search in. If you aren't
> >> using
> >> subfolders uncheck the search subfolders option or uncheck the top level
> >> folder (Mailbox - Michael Smith) so the entire mailbox is not searched..
>
> >> --
> >> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
> >> Outlook Tips:http://www.outlook-tips.net/
> >> Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center:http://www.slipstick.com
>
> >> Outlook Tips by email:
> >> mailto:dailytips-subscribe-requ***@lists.outlooktips.net
>
> >> EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
> >> mailto:EMO-NEWSLETTER-SUBSCRIBE-REQU***@PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM
>
> >> You can access this newsgroup by
> >> visitinghttp://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspxor
> >> point your
> >> newsreader to msnews.microsoft.com.
>
> >> "Michael Smith" <iammichael.use***@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> >>news:332f88ae-38e2-4e30-95d8-f0a685d08e5a@e14g2000vbe.googlegroups.com....
>
> >> > According to this article for Office 2003, the default folders that
> >> > are searched for the "find related messages" function is "Inbox,
> >> > Drafts, and Sent Items".
> >> >http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HP011153821033.aspx
>
> >> > I couldn't find an equivalent article for Office 2007, but either this
> >> > changed in Outlook 2007, or I did something to change it since finding
> >> > related messages will search my entire mailbox ("Inbox;Sent
> >> > Items;Mailbox - Michael Smith").
>
> >> > Is there any way to change this to a different set of folders?  I'd be
> >> > fine with the default specified for Office 2003, but changing it to
> >> > more specific would also be nice?  Having it search the entire mailbox
> >> > makes things way too slow since it's searching stuff that could not
> >> > possibly be relevant for the search (and if it might be, I'd rather
> >> > explicitly add the other folders in manually)
>
> >> > Thanks for any help!
>
> >> > Regards,
> >> > Michael

news:185e6fa2-cae9-4bee-85b9-be3ab78f7806@g20g2000vba.googlegroups.com...
> Michael:  I understand your issue . . .I would like to have a
> resolution for this issue also.   There must be a way to do this, if
> not through the user interface, then perhaps through the
> registry . . .
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks
> Tony
>
> On May 5, 10:14 am, "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" <outlook***@msn.com> wrote:
>> You can't change the default folders it uses.
>>
>> My outlook 2007 uses the folder I'm working in and does not include
>> subfolders.
>>
>> --
>> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
>> Outlook Tips:http://www.outlook-tips.net/
>> Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center:http://www.slipstick.com
>>
>> Outlook Tips by email:
>> mailto:dailytips-subscribe-requ***@lists.outlooktips.net
>>
>> EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
>> mailto:EMO-NEWSLETTER-SUBSCRIBE-REQU***@PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM
>>
>> You can access this newsgroup by
>> visitinghttp://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspxor
>> point your
>> newsreader to msnews.microsoft.com.
>>
>> "Michael Smith" <iammichael.use***@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:54ef1383-671c-4413-84e0-e474cb1c7fb7@r34g2000vba.googlegroups.com...>
>> Thanks for the response, but this doesn't actually answer my
>> > question.  I know how to change the folders once the dialog is open.
>> > I want to change the *default* set of folders that are searched when
>> > the dialog is first opened.  The extra clicks to manually change the
>> > searched folders (minimum of four) is a huge productivity drain
>> > considering how frequently I use this.
>>
>> > Regards,
>> > Michael
>>
>> > On Apr 23, 8:02 am, "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" <outlook***@msn.com> wrote:
>> >> In the Advanced find dialog, click the Browse button (click Stop if
>> >> its
>> >> searching) and select the folders you want to search in. If you aren't
>> >> using
>> >> subfolders uncheck the search subfolders option or uncheck the top
>> >> level
>> >> folder (Mailbox - Michael Smith) so the entire mailbox is not
>> >> searched.
>>
>> >> --
>> >> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
>> >> Outlook Tips:http://www.outlook-tips.net/
>> >> Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center:http://www.slipstick.com
>>
>> >> Outlook Tips by email:
>> >> mailto:dailytips-subscribe-requ***@lists.outlooktips.net
>>
>> >> EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
>> >> mailto:EMO-NEWSLETTER-SUBSCRIBE-REQU***@PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM
>>
>> >> You can access this newsgroup by
>> >> visitinghttp://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspxor
>> >> point your
>> >> newsreader to msnews.microsoft.com.
>>
>> >> "Michael Smith" <iammichael.use***@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> >>news:332f88ae-38e2-4e30-95d8-f0a685d08e5a@e14g2000vbe.googlegroups.com...
>>
>> >> > According to this article for Office 2003, the default folders that
>> >> > are searched for the "find related messages" function is "Inbox,
>> >> > Drafts, and Sent Items".
>> >> >http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HP011153821033.aspx
>>
>> >> > I couldn't find an equivalent article for Office 2007, but either
>> >> > this
>> >> > changed in Outlook 2007, or I did something to change it since
>> >> > finding
>> >> > related messages will search my entire mailbox ("Inbox;Sent
>> >> > Items;Mailbox - Michael Smith").
>>
>> >> > Is there any way to change this to a different set of folders?  I'd
>> >> > be
>> >> > fine with the default specified for Office 2003, but changing it to
>> >> > more specific would also be nice?  Having it search the entire
>> >> > mailbox
>> >> > makes things way too slow since it's searching stuff that could not
>> >> > possibly be relevant for the search (and if it might be, I'd rather
>> >> > explicitly add the other folders in manually)
>>
>> >> > Thanks for any help!
>>
>> >> > Regards,
>> >> > Michael
>

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

> You won't do it through the registry - advanced find doesn't write to the
> registry.  The only way to save searches now is as search folders, which is
> less than useful unless you always use the same search conditions.
>
> --
> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
> Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
> Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com
>
> Outlook Tips by email:
> mailto:dailytips-subscribe-requ***@lists.outlooktips.net
>
> EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
> mailto:EMO-NEWSLETTER-SUBSCRIBE-REQU***@PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM
>
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>
>
> <slammer9***@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:185e6fa2-cae9-4bee-85b9-be3ab78f7806@g20g2000vba.googlegroups.com...
> > Michael:  I understand your issue . . .I would like to have a
> > resolution for this issue also.   There must be a way to do this, if
> > not through the user interface, then perhaps through the
> > registry . . .
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Tony
> >
> > On May 5, 10:14 am, "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" <outlook***@msn.com> wrote:
> >> You can't change the default folders it uses.
> >>
> >> My outlook 2007 uses the folder I'm working in and does not include
> >> subfolders.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
> >> Outlook Tips:http://www.outlook-tips.net/
> >> Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center:http://www.slipstick.com
> >>
> >> Outlook Tips by email:
> >> mailto:dailytips-subscribe-requ***@lists.outlooktips.net
> >>
> >> EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
> >> mailto:EMO-NEWSLETTER-SUBSCRIBE-REQU***@PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM
> >>
> >> You can access this newsgroup by
> >> visitinghttp://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspxor
> >> point your
> >> newsreader to msnews.microsoft.com.
> >>
> >> "Michael Smith" <iammichael.use***@gmail.com> wrote in message
> >>
> >> news:54ef1383-671c-4413-84e0-e474cb1c7fb7@r34g2000vba.googlegroups.com...>
> >> Thanks for the response, but this doesn't actually answer my
> >> > question.  I know how to change the folders once the dialog is open.
> >> > I want to change the *default* set of folders that are searched when
> >> > the dialog is first opened.  The extra clicks to manually change the
> >> > searched folders (minimum of four) is a huge productivity drain
> >> > considering how frequently I use this.
> >>
> >> > Regards,
> >> > Michael
> >>
> >> > On Apr 23, 8:02 am, "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" <outlook***@msn.com> wrote:
> >> >> In the Advanced find dialog, click the Browse button (click Stop if
> >> >> its
> >> >> searching) and select the folders you want to search in. If you aren't
> >> >> using
> >> >> subfolders uncheck the search subfolders option or uncheck the top
> >> >> level
> >> >> folder (Mailbox - Michael Smith) so the entire mailbox is not
> >> >> searched.
> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
> >> >> Outlook Tips:http://www.outlook-tips.net/
> >> >> Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center:http://www.slipstick.com
> >>
> >> >> Outlook Tips by email:
> >> >> mailto:dailytips-subscribe-requ***@lists.outlooktips.net
> >>
> >> >> EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
> >> >> mailto:EMO-NEWSLETTER-SUBSCRIBE-REQU***@PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM
> >>
> >> >> You can access this newsgroup by
> >> >> visitinghttp://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspxor
> >> >> point your
> >> >> newsreader to msnews.microsoft.com.
> >>
> >> >> "Michael Smith" <iammichael.use***@gmail.com> wrote in message
> >>
> >> >>news:332f88ae-38e2-4e30-95d8-f0a685d08e5a@e14g2000vbe.googlegroups.com...
> >>
> >> >> > According to this article for Office 2003, the default folders that
> >> >> > are searched for the "find related messages" function is "Inbox,
> >> >> > Drafts, and Sent Items".
> >> >> >http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HP011153821033.aspx
> >>
> >> >> > I couldn't find an equivalent article for Office 2007, but either
> >> >> > this
> >> >> > changed in Outlook 2007, or I did something to change it since
> >> >> > finding
> >> >> > related messages will search my entire mailbox ("Inbox;Sent
> >> >> > Items;Mailbox - Michael Smith").
> >>
> >> >> > Is there any way to change this to a different set of folders?  I'd
> >> >> > be
> >> >> > fine with the default specified for Office 2003, but changing it to
> >> >> > more specific would also be nice?  Having it search the entire
> >> >> > mailbox
> >> >> > makes things way too slow since it's searching stuff that could not
> >> >> > possibly be relevant for the search (and if it might be, I'd rather
> >> >> > explicitly add the other folders in manually)
> >>
> >> >> > Thanks for any help!
> >>
> >> >> > Regards,
> >> >> > Michael
> >
>