Microsoft KB Archive/179864

= OL98: View Filter Fields Are Limited to 255 Characters =

Article ID: 179864

Article Last Modified on 1/11/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q179864





SUMMARY
To filter the view of Inbox messages, Calendar entries, and Contacts, point to Current View on the View menu, click Customize Current View, and then click Filter.

NOTE: There is a 255-character limit in the following three boxes in the Filter dialog box:


 * "Search for the word(s)" (on the Messages tab)
 * Categories (on the More Choices tab)
 * Value (on the Advanced tab)



MORE INFORMATION
On Tools menu, click Advanced Find. The three tabs of the Advanced Find dialog box each contain a text box you may type search criteria in.

Messages Tab
On the Messages tab, type any words in the "Search for the word(s)" box. To specify the field to search in, click to select your choice from the In list.

More Choices Tab
On the More Choices tab, type any categories in the Categories box that you want to find in the selected records.

Advanced Tab
On the Advanced tab, choose a Field and a Condition, and then type the value in the Value box that you want to compare the selected field to.

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