(Msg. 1) Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 2:06 pm
Post subject: Instant search within attachments Archived from groups: microsoft>public>outlook>general (more info?)
Does instant search, search within attachments? For example if you have an
email with a PDF attachment, will it search the PDF attachement for a
particular word, phrase, number etc?
(Msg. 2) Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 4:53 pm
Post subject: RE: Instant search within attachments [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Yes. You can even expand the search panel and use the Add Criteria button to
add the condition "Attachment Contains" to a search.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming:
Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators
http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54
"mdavis" wrote:
> Does instant search, search within attachments? For example if you have an
> email with a PDF attachment, will it search the PDF attachement for a
> particular word, phrase, number etc?
>
> Thank you,
> MD
(Msg. 3) Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 6:05 pm
Post subject: Re: Instant search within attachments [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
It will search within attachments but you'll need to have an indexer
"plugin" installed which can read pdf-file. Acrobat Reader ships one but
that one still doesn't work properly on 64-bit IIRC. Of course the pdf needs
to contain actual words as well and isn't just an image or something. You
should have no issues with Word, Excel and PowerPoint attachments though.
--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
"mdavis" <mdavis DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Does instant search, search within attachments? For example if you have an
> email with a PDF attachment, will it search the PDF attachement for a
> particular word, phrase, number etc?
>
> Thank you,
> MD
(Msg. 4) Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 5:05 am
Post subject: Re: Instant search within attachments [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
AFAIK, Windows Desktop Search cannot index pdf-files by default so Instant
Search would not return any pdf-file either.
The OP might have chosen an unfortunate example considering it is a 3rd
party format.
--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
"Sue Mosher [MVP]" <suemvp.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:5C1BF952-47E9-441B-A668-0F7106469581@microsoft.com...
> Yes. You can even expand the search panel and use the Add Criteria button
> to
> add the condition "Attachment Contains" to a search.
> --
> Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
> Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming:
> Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators
> http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54 >
>
>
> "mdavis" wrote:
>
>> Does instant search, search within attachments? For example if you have
>> an
>> email with a PDF attachment, will it search the PDF attachement for a
>> particular word, phrase, number etc?
>>
>> Thank you,
>> MD
(Msg. 5) Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 8:52 am
Post subject: Re: Instant search within attachments [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Ah, I have both Reader and Acrobat installed, so maybe there are some Adobe
bits in play on my machine that make it work well.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming:
Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators
http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54
"Roady [MVP]" <newsgroups_DELETE_.DeleteThis@_DELETE_sparnaaij_NO_._SPAM_net> wrote in
message news:etUSRETXKHA.5368@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> AFAIK, Windows Desktop Search cannot index pdf-files by default so Instant
> Search would not return any pdf-file either.
> The OP might have chosen an unfortunate example considering it is a 3rd
> party format.
>
> "Sue Mosher [MVP]" <suemvp.DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:5C1BF952-47E9-441B-A668-0F7106469581@microsoft.com...
>> Yes. You can even expand the search panel and use the Add Criteria button
>> to
>> add the condition "Attachment Contains" to a search.
>>
>> "mdavis" wrote:
>>
>>> Does instant search, search within attachments? For example if you have
>>> an
>>> email with a PDF attachment, will it search the PDF attachement for a
>>> particular word, phrase, number etc?
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>> MD
>
(Msg. 6) Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 8:05 pm
Post subject: Re: Instant search within attachments [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
"Sue Mosher [MVP]" <suemvp DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
news:eYhrBYVXKHA.3696@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Ah, I have both Reader and Acrobat installed, so maybe there are some
> Adobe bits in play on my machine that make it work well.
> --
> Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
> Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming:
> Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators
> http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54 >
>
> "Roady [MVP]" <newsgroups_DELETE_ DeleteThis @_DELETE_sparnaaij_NO_._SPAM_net> wrote
> in message news:etUSRETXKHA.5368@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> AFAIK, Windows Desktop Search cannot index pdf-files by default so
>> Instant Search would not return any pdf-file either.
>> The OP might have chosen an unfortunate example considering it is a 3rd
>> party format.
>>
>> "Sue Mosher [MVP]" <suemvp DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:5C1BF952-47E9-441B-A668-0F7106469581@microsoft.com...
>>> Yes. You can even expand the search panel and use the Add Criteria
>>> button to
>>> add the condition "Attachment Contains" to a search.
>>>
>>> "mdavis" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Does instant search, search within attachments? For example if you have
>>>> an
>>>> email with a PDF attachment, will it search the PDF attachement for a
>>>> particular word, phrase, number etc?
>>>>
>>>> Thank you,
>>>> MD
>>
>
>
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