Default Find Dialog; Search Results

Hi!

Thanks in advance for your collective assistance with the following
two issues:

1. When I want to search my messages and type command-F, I'm presented
with the bare-bones Find dialog and ALWAYS select "More Options" in
order to invoke an Advanced Search. Further, I always have to
de-select everything expect "Messages" when searching (i.e.I almost
never want Contacts, Calendar Events, Tasks, or Notes). Is there a way
to make Entourage default to this "Advanced" view (complete with my
"Messages"-only preference) when I type command-F?

2. Is there a way to have the "Search Results" display that for which
I was searching? Currently, I'll run 3-4 searches for small text
strings, but there's no way to see the search string selected for each
Search -- they simply show up in the "Window" menu as "Search
Results", "Search Results 2", "Search Results 3", etc.

Many thanks!
Mitch

Dave
Mon Jan 19 19:24:06 CST 2004

On 1/19/04 4:43 PM, in article
ce71672d.0401191643.67c2fa94@posting.google.com, "Mitch"
<google@poolside.com> wrote:

> Hi!
>
> Thanks in advance for your collective assistance with the following
> two issues:
>
> 1. When I want to search my messages and type command-F, I'm presented
> with the bare-bones Find dialog and ALWAYS select "More Options" in
> order to invoke an Advanced Search. Further, I always have to
> de-select everything expect "Messages" when searching (i.e.I almost
> never want Contacts, Calendar Events, Tasks, or Notes). Is there a way
> to make Entourage default to this "Advanced" view (complete with my
> "Messages"-only preference) when I type command-F?

Cmd-opt-F is the shortcut you want to use.

> 2. Is there a way to have the "Search Results" display that for which
> I was searching? Currently, I'll run 3-4 searches for small text
> strings, but there's no way to see the search string selected for each
> Search -- they simply show up in the "Window" menu as "Search
> Results", "Search Results 2", "Search Results 3", etc.

No, sorry.

Paul
Mon Jan 19 20:29:25 CST 2004

On 1/19/04 4:43 PM, in article
ce71672d.0401191643.67c2fa94@posting.google.com, "Mitch"
<google@poolside.com> wrote:

> 2. Is there a way to have the "Search Results" display that for which
> I was searching? Currently, I'll run 3-4 searches for small text
> strings, but there's no way to see the search string selected for each
> Search -- they simply show up in the "Window" menu as "Search
> Results", "Search Results 2", "Search Results 3", etc.

If you save the Search Results page as a Custom View you can name it
anything you want.

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