Diane
Using advanced find works if I choose the 'advanced tab' and pick 'define
more criteria' then 'frequently used fields' then 'message' then 'add' then
type in the part number that I want to search.
So at least I can get the info I need, for which I thank you.
It just seems so complicated, it's as though we have made things harder with
this Office update rather than easier. (presumably if I had the time I could
automate this task using a bit of VBA code? would that be possible? are the
search operations visible as objects in visual basic?)
Many thanks again
Kriss
"Diane Poremsky [MVP]"
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news:%%23nFHcR7$IHA.4032@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...> Previous versions searched anywhere in the text - windows desktop search
> does the beginning of the word.
>
> if you know the area code, you can use instant search - the colon after
> Tel identifies the numbers as a new word for search. If you don't know the
> area code or have too many in that area code to 'eye ball' for the right
> one, you'll need to use advanced find.
>
> In Advanced find, you need to use the advanced tab - search the Message
> field for the partial text. I don't know why the subject and notes or
> frequently used fields searches don't search the message field.
>
> In the future when you create the telephony links, include the number (as
> a second entry) in 202-234-5678 format in the body so search works.
> Tel:202-234-5678 converts to a hyperlink - does you dialer work with it?
> (Dots also hyperlink but my test searches didn't find the last 4 when I
> used numbers).
>
>
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> "Krissy"
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> news:B896C4AF-C965-4059-B442-F50386EA79E9@microsoft.com...>> Thanks Diane
>>
>> How would you search for part of a number. ie if you only knew part of
>> the telephone number (and that part could be in the middle or the end)
>>
>> KC
>>
>>
>> "Diane Poremsky [MVP]"
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>> news:equoP85$IHA.3580@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...>>>> I have posted this question before but no one seems to know the answer.
>>>> I cant believe nobody has a solution.
>>>>
>>>> Previous post =
>>>>
>>>> I cant seem to search for telephone numbers which have been typed into
>>>> an appointment.
>>>>
>>>> Particularly once they have been altered into a hyperlink ie when you
>>>> type tel:0111122223 followed by either a space or return in an
>>>> appointment the number turns blue and underlined and gets altered to a
>>>> hyperlink.
>>>>
>>>> But the numbers become invisible in search - even using the advanced
>>>> search criteria?
>>>>
>>>> Can telephone numbers / hyperlinks be searched? you could search for
>>>> tel No's in earlier versions of outlook what am I doing wrong.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you
>>>>
>>>> KC
>>>>
>>
