> 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]"
msn.com> wrote in message
> news:%%23nFHcR7$IHA.4032@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...>> Previous versions searched anywhere in the text - windows desktop search
>> does the beginning of the word.
>>
>> if you know the area code, you can use instant search - the colon after
>> Tel identifies the numbers as a new word for search. If you don't know
>> the area code or have too many in that area code to 'eye ball' for the
>> right one, you'll need to use advanced find.
>>
>> In Advanced find, you need to use the advanced tab - search the Message
>> field for the partial text. I don't know why the subject and notes or
>> frequently used fields searches don't search the message field.
>>
>> In the future when you create the telephony links, include the number (as
>> a second entry) in 202-234-5678 format in the body so search works.
>> Tel:202-234-5678 converts to a hyperlink - does you dialer work with it?
>> (Dots also hyperlink but my test searches didn't find the last 4 when I
>> used numbers).
>>
>>
>>
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>> "Krissy"
hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:B896C4AF-C965-4059-B442-F50386EA79E9@microsoft.com...>>> Thanks Diane
>>>
>>> How would you search for part of a number. ie if you only knew part of
>>> the telephone number (and that part could be in the middle or the end)
>>>
>>> KC
>>>
>>>
>>> "Diane Poremsky [MVP]"
msn.com> wrote in message
>>> news:equoP85$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
>>>>>
>>>
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