Is there a better way to search Outlook?
Thursday, 09 October, 2003
I use Outlook for my email, and since I've never thrown out a single message it takes forever to search them? Is there a better way?
Dorothy Dix, Blackstump, QLD
 There's a great product for just this purpose, called ISYS:email.search. Because it maintains an index, it's effectively instantaneous too. It costs US$30 to buy but there's a 30-day free trial download that's less than 5 megabytes.
Go to http://www.isysemail.com
To quote from the sales blurb:
Designed to provide users with a quick and easy method for searching their Outlook and Outlook Express email messages, ISYS:email.search finds keywords, names, phrases and dates in less than a second, regardless of the number of messages you are searching.
ISYS:email.search includes many of the same great features as ISYS’ enterprise search solutions, including:
- hit highlighting
- hit-to-hit navigation
- three user-selectable search styles
- saved searches
- sortable results, and
- integration with Outlook and Outlook Express.
ISYS:email.search is based on proven, sixth-generation search technology and is priced to meet the consumer’s expectations for personal productivity tools.
Are there any similar products that readers would like to recommend? Paul Zucker
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Klaus SchillingPosted: 25/09/2008 re: Is there a better way to search Outlook? Paul ShortPosted: 26/08/2008 re: Is there a better way to search Outlook? Xobni is too big in Outlook and not really a working tool! I've tested all of them and at my opinion Lookeen works great - the index is very fast (with the newest version) and the tool is smart (it's just a toolbar in Outlook) and a real help.
www.lookeen.com SamPosted: 24/06/2008 re: Is there a better way to search Outlook? I've tried most of these and Xobni seems to be the fastest. D.D.Posted: 08/05/2008 re: Is there a better way to search Outlook? I found that COPERNIC at www.copernic.com is also pretty good, but it is a separate application. Klaus SchillingPosted: 10/04/2008 re: Is there a better way to search Outlook? There is a follower of Lookout: The tool is called "Lookeen" www.lookeen.com
In my opinion the best way to search fast and smart in Outlook 2003 or 2007. Runs on Vista, too! ColinPosted: 29/11/2007 re: Is there a better way to search Outlook? Does anyone know a simple ad in for outlook that will do quick searches like ISYS or Lookout, but do it within outlook and not in a separate application / window?
(Certainly. It's Google Toolbar. Free donwnload from Google. -PZ) BryanPosted: 23/10/2007 re: Is there a better way to search Outlook? Miguel Angel Ant■nezPosted: 30/08/2007 re: Is there a better way to search Outlook? Of course LookOut. Simply the best. Sanjay MPosted: 21/02/2007 re: Is there a better way to search Outlook? yes now Microsoft has Windows Desktop Search
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/desktopsearch/default.mspx
Sanjay
http://msanjay.weblogs.us Sjaak SjoukenPosted: 08/12/2005 re: Is there a better way to search Outlook? www.lookoutsoft.com
the software is a bit outdated but it's free SergPosted: 30/07/2005 re: Is there a better way to search Outlook? TabView Organizer. http://tabview.4team.biz
Microsoft Outlook Search, filter, and view in one click. Dave GoebelPosted: 19/05/2004 re: Is there a better way to search Outlook? There is a cool product called X1. You can find it at discounted prices at http://www.goebelgroup.com David GillespiePosted: 15/12/2003 re: Is there a better way to search Outlook? If you also need to be able to search the contents of attachments and files on local and network srives you could try 80-20 Retriever. Free Trial at: http://www.80-20.com/products/download_retriever.asp |