In OL 2007 address book, what does "more columns" really do?

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P Cause - 18 Sep 2006 16:16 GMT

In OL 2007, when you open the address book there is a choice of "name" or
"more columns" at the top that determines what is searched for. I have had
no luck figuring out what "more columns" actually searches. I've entered a
company name and things from other fields and rarely get matches. ANy ideas?

Also, seems NUTS that this doesn't use the integrated WDS.

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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 18 Sep 2006 21:39 GMT

It searches the columns other than the Name column, like Display Name and
Email Address.

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> In OL 2007, when you open the address book there is a choice of "name" or
> "more columns" at the top that determines what is searched for. I have
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> Also, seems NUTS that this doesn't use the integrated WDS.

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P Cause - 19 Sep 2006 13:43 GMT

That's what I thought, but it doesn't seem to. For example, if I enter
"yahoo.com" I get no matches, but I know I have folks in my address book who
have that in their email address. The only thing I've gotten more columns to
match is a name. MS needs to have somehting that explains what columns match
and it needs to work!

> It searches the columns other than the Name column, like Display Name and
> Email Address.
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> > Also, seems NUTS that this doesn't use the integrated WDS.

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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 19 Sep 2006 22:35 GMT

Works fine here. Are you certain that your Outlook Address Book is
configured correctly and that Outlook 2007 has had a chance to finish its
indexing?

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> That's what I thought, but it doesn't seem to. For example, if I enter
> "yahoo.com" I get no matches, but I know I have folks in my address book
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>> > Also, seems NUTS that this doesn't use the integrated WDS.

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P Cause - 21 Sep 2006 16:35 GMT

I am not sure what "configured correctly" means, but WDS has definitely
finished indexing.

> Works fine here. Are you certain that your Outlook Address Book is
> configured correctly and that Outlook 2007 has had a chance to finish its
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> >> > Also, seems NUTS that this doesn't use the integrated WDS.

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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 21 Sep 2006 21:11 GMT

Now I'm seeing the same problem. I used to get hits on domains in the email
address but now I don't. I haven't seen what algorithm "More columns" is
supposed to be using, but it sure isn't picking up strings in the email
address.

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>I am not sure what "configured correctly" means, but WDS has definitely
> finished indexing.
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P Cause - 07 Oct 2006 17:17 GMT

Thanks for verifying. Hopefully someone at MS will notice and fix this.
Also be useful if they told us exactly what "more columns" does and give some
ability to customize.

> Now I'm seeing the same problem. I used to get hits on domains in the email
> address but now I don't. I haven't seen what algorithm "More columns" is
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> >> >> > Also, seems NUTS that this doesn't use the integrated WDS.

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