quick search in all folders???

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mawhyte

Just switched from Mail to Entourage - my university exchange server
now only allows Entourage. My major complaint so far is that there
seems to be no quic and simple k way to search ALL mail folders at
once - and then repeat the search. This is something I neeed to do a
lot in order to access old mail in folders imported from Mail as well
as messages in the multiple Entourage folders I established to
organize my incoming mail.

The only procedure I can find is in three stages and one must repeat
the whole procedure for each search. In other words, click Find, then
More Options, then Location (to choose all folders). This is clumsy
and irritating. Is there no hack that can take me directly to a search
in all folders with one click? Why would anyone want to search just
ONE folder anyway instead of just clicking From in the message line?
 
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Mickey Stevens

If you're using Entourage 2004, have you tried using Spotlight search? That
works well for me. Note that you must have Mac OS X 10.4 and an up-to-date
version of Entourage 2004. If Entourage items aren't currently appearing
when you initiate a Spotlight search by clicking the magnifying glass icon
at the top right-hand corner of the screen or by clicking Command
(Apple)-Space and typing in a search string, you can set it up now.

Download and install the latest Office 2004 updates, which are the Office
2004 11.3.5, 11.3.6, & 11.3.7 updates.

In Office 2004, use Microsoft AutoUpdate to get the latest updates. From
any Office application, go to Help > Check for Updates (or manually launch
Microsoft AutoUpdate from the Applications folder). If any updates are
needed, they will display in a sheet, at which point you can check them and
press the "Install" button to download and install them.

Updates can also be found at the Microsoft web site:
<http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx#Office2004>

After you have everything up to date, you can then go to Entourage >
Preferences, and then, under "General Preferences", click "Spotlight".
Check the option to "Include Entourage items in Entourage search results",
and then click OK.
 
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