Refine your search criteria with these helpful examples to find items in Outlook.

Training: Search in Outlook to find and filter email messages in your inbox. Watch this video to learn how.

In Outlook on the web, you can use the search bar at the top of the page to search for email messages and people. When you use search from your mailbox, the results will include messages, contacts, …

Training: As you switch from Gmail to Outlook for Windows, learn how to search for email to find exactly what you want.

Use instant search to find email messages containing text that you specify, or that meet criteria such as sender, recipient, or time sent.

You can search your email for a single word or phrase, but Outlook also includes a number of built-in searches. To find a message based on one of these built-in searches select the Filter Email button …

In the Search box in Mail, type what you want to search for (a contact, subject, part of a message, or name of a file) and press Enter. When you're done with the search, select the back arrow in the …

In the Search box, type what you want to search for (contact, subject, or part of a message) and press Enter. Select Filters to refine your search with options like Folders, From, To, Subject, Keywords, …

Learn how to get Outlook set up to work with Microsoft 365, POP, IMAP, or Microsoft Exchange-based email accounts.

To get support in Outlook.com, click here or select Help on the menu bar and enter your query. If the self-help doesn't solve your problem, scroll down to Still need help? and select Yes.