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JAWS Power Tip: How To Find Messages Quickly in Outlook Classic with JAWS

Published November 12, 2026 by Top Tech Tidbits

Outlook Search helps you locate messages without browsing through folders.

This is especially useful when you remember who sent the message or what it was about, but not where it is stored.

To quickly find a message:

  1. Press CTRL+E to move to the Search box.
  2. Type a search phrase or search command.
  3. Press ENTER.
  4. Use the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW to review the results. Press ENTER on a message to open it.

Try searches such as:

  • from:Alex — messages from Alex
  • subject:invoice — messages with “invoice” in the subject
  • hasattachment:yes — messages containing attachments

Type your search parameters without spaces just as they are listed above.

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