The Webmail search feature is a powerful tool. Although you can learn to create complex text queries as described in Query language description, a quick shortcut is to simply type in a name or word, without any keywords. For example, to find all mail containing the word "Tim" anywhere in the subject line, to: from: Cc: or Bcc: lines, message body, or file attachment, you could simply type "Tim" into the search box and click Search.

You can enter any value, such as a word, first name, last name, phone number, or domain name. For contacts in your address books, the field must be a whole word. For example, to search contacts by phone number you would have to enter the full phone number as it appears in the contact entry, you could not search just by the area code alone.

Before you can use the quick search feature, make sure that you have selected the type of item you want to search for. The drop-down arrow on the left of the search box allows you to select which type of items to search for. You can search for email messages, personal and shared contacts, appointments, tasks, pages and files. When you search for more than one type, the icon displayed in the list lets you know which type of items is included.