Comparing Find Functionality

The following table compares Find, Global Find, and Advanced Find in more detail.

Functionality

Find

Global Find

Advanced Find

Searches throughout your whole mailbox

No

Yes

Yes

Searches within a selected folder

Yes

No

No

Searches on selected item types (message, appointment, task, and so on)

No

Yes

Yes

Searches on specific item statuses (received, sent, posted, draft)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Searches on additional item statuses

No

No

Yes

Searches for items with attachments

Yes

No

No

Searches for contacts

Yes

No

No

Searches by category

Yes

Yes

Yes

Searches in the From, To, CC, BC, and Subject fields

Yes

Yes

Yes

Searches by date range

Yes

Yes

Yes

Searches in the text of items

No

Yes

Yes

Searches in attachments

No

Yes

Yes

Searches in documents in libraries

No

Yes

Yes

Searches on whole words in a search index

No

Yes

Yes

Searches on strings and partial words

Yes

No

No

Searches on punctuation

Yes

No

No

Searches on basic search criteria based on common fields

Yes

Yes

Yes

Searches on complex search criteria based on any field

No

No

Yes

Allows wildcard characters such as “*” and “?”

Yes

Yes

Yes

Allows boolean operators such as AND and OR

No

No

Yes

Saves search criteria for repeated use

Yes

Yes

Yes

Lists saved search criteria in a convenient menu

Yes

No

No

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