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In Outlook 2016 (for Windows) I can successfully find (me@example.com) using:
- non-wildcard search
(me@example.com) - wildcard search
\([a-z]@\@[a-z.]@.com\)
However, both methods fail if the e-mail address is hyperlinked.
Is there a way to make the search ignore or include hyperlinks? A solution working for wildcard searches is preferable. I have seen a suggestion that includes pressing Alt+F9 to show field codes, but I didn't have success using that.
bjornte
Posted 2017-08-18T10:41:46.683
Reputation: 155
1It's just as bad for any text that is a hyperlink. This is especially annoying in an Agile environment when I mention a Jira ID in an email. As a courtesy to my readers, I had been making the IDs hyperlinks, e.g.
<a href="https://myco.atlassian.net/browse/proj1-101">proj1-101</a>. But then Outlook cannot find "proj1-101" in searches! I'm now trying to get in the habit of crafting my messages this way:proj1-101 (<a href="https://myco.atlassian.net/browse/proj1-101">link</a>). – tbc0 – 2018-04-05T17:09:21.477