Find a task

You've created a task, and now you can't locate it anywhere in Outlook. Don't worry—with the many search options in Outlook for Mac, you can use a combination of different search criteria to find your task before it's overdue.

1. In the Navigation pane, click Tasks.

2. On the Edit menu, point to Find, and then click Outlook Items.

   The Search tab appears.

3. Define the scope of the search by clicking a scope button on the Search tab, such as All Tasks.

   

4. Choose the categories you want to include in your search by selecting or clearing the category check boxes in the Navigation pane.

5. Add any of the following criteria to refine your search:

On the Search tab, click	To search based on
Advanced	Text that appears anywhere in an item.
Subject	Text that appears in the subject of a task.
Start Date	The date that a task is scheduled to begin.
Due Date	The date that a task is due.
Overdue	Whether or not the due date for a task has passed.
Completed	Whether or not a task is marked as complete.
Important	The priority level of a task.
Unread	The read status of a task.
Flagged	The follow up status of a task.
Modifed	The date that a task was last changed.

1. Note: Some search criteria will require you to enter additional information.

2. To modify your search by adding or removing criteria, do any of the following:

To	Do this
Add an additional criterion	Click .
Delete one of your search criteria	Click the next to the criterion that you want to delete.

1. When you are done looking at the search results, on the Search tab, click Close.

   

   Notes: 

   • The available search criteria are specific to where you are within Outlook, such as Mail, Calendar, Contacts, Tasks, and Notes.

   • If you don't click Close, the Search tab remains active. The item list continues to show the search results, even if you click another tab, such as the Home tab.

   • An Outlook search includes the file names of attachments but not the text inside attachments.

   • The keyboard shortcut for starting an advanced search is SHIFT + + F .

   • To save a search as a Smart Folder, on the Search tab, click Save, and then enter a name for the Smart Folder.

See also

Find items in Outlook by doing a basic search

Find a contact