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You can do Searching for a specific type of file isn’t directly supported by a search option, but you can do this by typing the search command ext:&lt;extension&gt; manually.<br />
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ext:doc<br />
ext:pdf<br />
ext:xls<br />
ext:zip<br />
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refer the below link<br />
<a href="http://www.msoutlook.info/question/607" rel="ugc">http://www.msoutlook.info/question/607</a>
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It doesn't seem to work though, as this was the link I was referring to. It will only work if I select All Mail Items which searches all my email items not just for a specific mailbox's inbox and subfolders. can you get it to work?
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search &quot;.pdf&quot; &nbsp;in outlook without quotes.
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Thomasclm, that also picks up emails where pdf is mentioned in the text of the email e.g. &quot;send me the pdf so I can have a look at it&quot;
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That didn't work although &quot;hasattachments:yes .pdf&quot; seemed to. However, on closer inspection one email I looked at only had a xls attachment, but had pdf mentioned in the text of the message so I don't think this is going to work.
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Grffster--<b>hasattachments:pdf</b> should work.<br />
<a href="http://www.techieinspire.com/search-outlook-2010/" rel="ugc">http://www.techieinspire.com/search-outlook-2010/</a><br />
See section on &quot;Searching attachment with specific Format&quot;.
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If you are using Outlook in cached mode (local OST file) and if you have enabled Windows Search (integrated with Outlook starting with Vista), then make sure in Indexing Options that Outlook and Users are included the folders to search. <br />
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Also look in Control Panel, Indexing Options and View tab. Make sure PDF is selected.<br />
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Make sure your search is up to date (rebuild if necessary) and then searching from Windows should find Outlook emails and documents including PDF files. It does for me. <br />
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... Thinkpads_User
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jcimarron,<br />
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That's effectively what I've tried and it won't work. I've attached two examples of what I've tried. I know there's a few emails in the folder I've searched on but they're not being picked by the search.<br />
<a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2013/01_w03/628052/search-query.PNG" target="_blank" class="file-inline" title="Search with just attachment: xls (7 KB)"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M67.508 468.467c-58.005-58.013-58.016-151.92 0-209.943l225.011-225.04c44.643-44.645 117.279-44.645 161.92 0 44.743 44.749 44.753 117.186 0 161.944l-189.465 189.49c-31.41 31.413-82.518 31.412-113.926.001-31.479-31.482-31.49-82.453 0-113.944L311.51 110.491c4.687-4.687 12.286-4.687 16.972 0l16.967 16.971c4.685 4.686 4.685 12.283 0 16.969L184.983 304.917c-12.724 12.724-12.73 33.328 0 46.058 12.696 12.697 33.356 12.699 46.054-.001l189.465-189.489c25.987-25.989 25.994-68.06.001-94.056-25.931-25.934-68.119-25.932-94.049 0l-225.01 225.039c-39.249 39.252-39.258 102.795-.001 142.057 39.285 39.29 102.885 39.287 142.162-.028A739446.174 739446.174 0 0 1 439.497 238.49c4.686-4.687 12.282-4.684 16.969.004l16.967 16.971c4.685 4.686 4.689 12.279.004 16.965a755654.128 755654.128 0 0 0-195.881 195.996c-58.034 58.092-152.004 58.093-210.048.041z"/></svg>search-query.PNG</a><br />
<a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2013/01_w03/628053/search-query2.PNG" target="_blank" class="file-inline" title="search with has attachments and attachments: xls (56 KB)"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M67.508 468.467c-58.005-58.013-58.016-151.92 0-209.943l225.011-225.04c44.643-44.645 117.279-44.645 161.92 0 44.743 44.749 44.753 117.186 0 161.944l-189.465 189.49c-31.41 31.413-82.518 31.412-113.926.001-31.479-31.482-31.49-82.453 0-113.944L311.51 110.491c4.687-4.687 12.286-4.687 16.972 0l16.967 16.971c4.685 4.686 4.685 12.283 0 16.969L184.983 304.917c-12.724 12.724-12.73 33.328 0 46.058 12.696 12.697 33.356 12.699 46.054-.001l189.465-189.489c25.987-25.989 25.994-68.06.001-94.056-25.931-25.934-68.119-25.932-94.049 0l-225.01 225.039c-39.249 39.252-39.258 102.795-.001 142.057 39.285 39.29 102.885 39.287 142.162-.028A739446.174 739446.174 0 0 1 439.497 238.49c4.686-4.687 12.282-4.684 16.969.004l16.967 16.971c4.685 4.686 4.689 12.279.004 16.965a755654.128 755654.128 0 0 0-195.881 195.996c-58.034 58.092-152.004 58.093-210.048.041z"/></svg>search-query2.PNG</a>
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search with has attachments and attachments: xls

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thinkpads_user, <br />
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Can you use windows search then to only search in a specific mailbox's inbox folder and subfolders once the indexing is completed?
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Windows Search indexes everything listed in Included Locations in the Indexing Options window. So if Outlook is included (it is for me) then it searches everything in Outlook. It should do the same for a local OST file. <br />
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But the Windows Search is not specific unless you point to a folder location and make it specific. In the case of Outlook it gets everything. At least, so it does for me. <br />
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.... Thinkpads_User
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Grffster--I do not see from your .png screenshots that you have tried <b>hasattachments:pdf </b>.
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Trying hasttachments:pdf brings back emails with pdf attachments <b>but</b> also brings back emails that contain &quot;pdf&quot; as part of the text content of the email itself unfortunately.
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That may be normal if searching for &quot;PDF&quot;. I always search for the content I want. <br />
.... Thinkpads_User
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Is there a way of searching for emails in an Outlook 2010 inbox (and all subfolders) that have PDF attachments please? I've seen some references to say you put 
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ext:pdf
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 in the search box, but it doesn't seem to work.
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Is there a way of searching for emails in an Outlook 2010 inbox (and all subfolders) that have PDF attachments please? I've seen some references to say you put ext:pdf in the search box, but it doesn't seem to work.

How to search for emails with PDF attachments in an Outlook 2010 inbox

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