Exact String Search Trouble
If you need to search for an exact match to character strings (whole word only) in an email in Outlook, please follow below steps: 1. Shift to the Mail view, and double click to open the email that you will search for an exact match to character strings (whole word only). Click Message Find. See screenshot: 3.
Exact String Search Troubleshooting
In the opening Find and Replace dialog box, please click the More button to expand the search options. See screenshot: 4. Now in the Find and Replace dialog box, please: (1) Check the Find whole words only option in the Search Options section; (2) Type the word you will search for in the Find what box ( Note: If blank spaces exist in the specified character string you typed in the Find what box, the Find whole words only option will be invalid.) (3) Click the Reading Highlight Highlight All to highlight all found words exactly matching to the specified word in the opening email. See screenshot: 5. Close the Find and Replace dialog box.
Search for an exact match to character strings/phrase in a mail folder. This method will walk you through configuring the advanced find option to search for emails exactly matching to characters strings or phrase in a mail folder in Outlook. Shift to the Mail view, open the specified mail folder where you will search for emails, and place the cursor in the Instant Search box to activate the Search Tools. See screenshot: 2. Click Search Search Tools Advanced Find to open the Advanced Find dialog box. See screenshot above: Note: You can also open the Advanced Find dialog box with pressing Ctrl + Shift + F keys at the same time.
In the Advanced Find dialog box, please go to the Advanced tab, and then define the search criteria: (1) Click Field All Mail fields Subject; (2) Please select the phrase matches from the Condition drop down list; (3) Type the specified phrase in the Value box. In our case, we type images with in the Value box; (4) Click the Add to List button.
And now the defined search criteria is added to the Find items that match these criteria box. Click the Find now button.
Exact Match Search Engine
And now all emails whose subjects contain the whole phrase of images with are found out and listed at the bottom of Advanced Find dialog box. See screenshot: 5. Close the Advanced Find dialog box. Related Articles.