How to Search With Special Characters on Microsoft Outlook

If you are searching for an email with special characters on Outlook, you won’t find it using the Instant search feature. You need to use the Advanced Search feature on Microsoft Outlook and enter the criteria to locate it.

How do I search for special characters in Outlook?

1. Press the Windows key, type Outlook and click Open.
2. Go to the folder where you want to locate the email, then press Ctrl + Shift + F to open the Advanced search window. If you use multiple mailboxes, make sure you are in the right now before invoking the Advanced search.
3. Next, switch to the Advanced tab; under Define more criteria, click Field drop-down, choose All Mail fields, then select Subject or any other suitable option.
4. For Value, enter the special character, and click Find Now.
5. On the Do you want to add the criteria you entered below to your search window, click Yes if you want to save it for future search.
6. Once the search is over, you will see the list of the emails with the character.
7. Scroll down to find the email and double-click it to open it in another window.

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In conclusion, you need to use Advanced search to find the emails with special characters but to narrow down the search, you need to define criteria properly; otherwise, you will get no results.

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