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How to Find Related Messages with Outlook

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Sometimes, it takes me a long time to reply to an email. (If I did that to you: sorry. I certainly owe you a drink... oh! ouch! This means lots of drinks. Anyway...

Others sometimes reply late, too. In an ongoing conversation, it's not always clear how it got started. Then it would be nice to quickly have a look at the original message. With Outlook, this is easy.

Find Related Messages with Outlook

To find related emails swiftly in Outlook:

  • Open a message in Outlook.
  • Select Tools | Instant Search | Related Messages from the menu.
    • In Outlook 2000, choose Actions | Find All | Related Messages.

This brings up a search window with all related messages that Outlook could find.

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