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bob
Items containing bob, bobbinbobby, BOBBY, BoBby, or any other combination of uppercase and lowercase letters. Instant Search is not case sensitive.
bob moore
Items containing bob, along with all of the variations listed in the previous row, ormoore, along with any other words that contain moore, but not necessarily in that order.
bobby AND moore
Items containing both bobby and moore, but not necessarily in that order. Note that logical operators such as AND, NOT, and OR must be in uppercase letters.
bobby NOT moore
Items containing bobby, along with all variations listed in the first row of the table, but not moore.
bobby OR moore
Items containing bobby, along with all variations listed in the first row of the table, moore, or both.
"bob"
Items containing the exact phrase bob and not the variations such as bobby or bobbin. To search for an exact string, you must use quotation marks.
from:"bobby moore"
Items sent from bobby moore. Note the use of double quotes so that the search results match the exact phrase within the quotes.
You can also type from: and then the first few letters of a contact's name and Outlook will suggest a list of contacts for you to select.
from:"bobby moore" about:”status report”
Items sent from bobby moore where status report appears in the subject line, body, or attachment contents. Note the use of double quotes so that the search results match the exact phrase within the quotes.
hasattachment:yes
Items that have attachments. You can also use hasattachment:true to get the same results.
attachments:presentation.pptx
Items that have attachments named [file] or an attachment that contains [file] within its contents.
subject:"bobby moore"
Items whose subject contains the phrase bobby moore.
cc:"bobby moore"
Items in which the display name bobby moore is on the Cc line.
cc:bobbymoore@contoso.com
Items in which the e-mail address bobbymoore@contoso.com is on the Cc line.
bcc:bobby
Items in which bobbyy is on the Bcc line.
category:red
Items that contain a category name that includes the word red. For example "Red category" or "Redo" or "Redundant."
messagesize:<10 KB
Items whose size is less than 10 kilobytes. Note the use of the "less than" comparison operator (<).
messagesize:>5 MB
Items whose size is larger than 5 megabytes. Note the use of the "greater than" comparison operator (>).
received:=1/1/2016
Items that arrived on 1/1/2016. Note the use of the "equals" comparison operator (=).
received:yesterday
Items that arrived yesterday. Instant Search also recognizes the follow date values:
Multi-word relative dates:    For example, this week, next month, last week, past month, coming year
received:last week
Items that arrived last week. Note that if you run this query again a month from now you will obtain different results because it is a time relative query.
due:last week
Items that are flagged for follow up a due date.
messagesize:tiny
Items whose size is less than 10 kilobytes
messagesize:small
Items whose size is between 10 and 25 kilobytes
messagesize:medium
Items whose size is between 25 and 100 kilobytes
messagesize:large
Items whose size is between 100 and 500 kilobytes
messagesize:verylarge
Items whose size is between 500 kilobytes and 1 megabyte
followupflag:follow up
Items that are flagged using the Follow Up flag.
messagesize:enormous
Items whose size is larger than 5 megabytes
hasflag:true
Items that are flagged for follow up.
from:bobby (received:1/7/17 OR received:1/8/17)
Items from bobby that arrived on either 1/7/17 or 1/8/17. Note the use of parentheses to group the dates.
received:>=10/1/16 AND received:<=10/5/16
Items that arrived between 10/1/16 and 10/5/16.
received:>10/1/16 AND received:<10/5/16
Items that arrived after 10/1/16 but before 10/5/16.
sent: yesterday
Returns all items sent yesterday (by anyone). This search will return items you sent to others and items others sent to you.
to:bobby
Items that you sent to bobby when you are searching in the Sent Itemsfolder.
read:no
Items that have not been read. You can also use read:false to get the same results.
subject:status received:May
Items received from anyone during the month of May (any year) where the subject contains status.
Calendar Searches
The following searches will only return the proper results when run from a Calendar folder.
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startdate:next week subject:status
 Calendar items next week where the subject contains status.
is:recurring
Calendar items that are recurring.
organizer:bobby
Calendar items where bobby is the organizer.
Contact Searches
The following searches will only return the proper results when run from a Contacts folder.
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firstname:bobby
Contacts that contain bobby in the First Name field.
lastname:moore
Contacts that contain moore in the Last Name field.
nickname:bobby
Contacts that contain bobby in the Nickname field.
jobtitle:physician
Contacts that contain physician in the Job Title field.
businessphone:555-0100
Contacts that contain 555-0100 in the Business Phone field.
homephone:555-0100
Contacts that contain 555-0100 in the Home Phone field.
mobilephone:555-0100
Contacts that contain 555-0100 in the Mobile Phone field.
businessfax:555-0100
Contacts that contain 555-0100 in the Business Fax field.
businessaddress:(4567 Main St., Buffalo, NY 98052)
Contacts that contain 4567 Main St., Buffalo, NY 98052 in the Business Address field. Note the use of parentheses to enclose the address.
homeaddress:(4567 Main St., Buffalo, NY 98052)
Contacts that contain 4567 Main St., Buffalo, NY 98052 in the Home Address field. Note the use of parentheses to enclose the address.
businesscity:buffalo
Contacts that contain buffalo in the Business City field.
businesspostalcode:98052
Contacts that contain 98052 in the Business Postal Code field.
street:(4567 Main St)
Contacts that contain 4567 Main St in the Business Address Street field. Note the use of parentheses to enclose the address.
homestreet:(4567 Main St)
Contacts that contain 4567 Main St in the Home Address Street field. Note the use of parentheses to enclose the address.
birthday:6/4/1960
Contacts that contain 6/4/1960 in the Birthday field.
webpage:www.contoso.com
Contacts that contain the URL [link] in the Web Page Address field.