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Can Outlook search within .pdf attachments ?

Ruben Ponchateau IT 21 Reputation points
2022-11-02T12:59:03.77+00:00

Hello everyone,

I am an IT technician in my company and one of my colleagues told me that she can no longer search within .pdf attachment...

Let's say she is looking for a specific information (like an order reference), she says that that until recently she could type it in the search bar allowing her then to find the corresponding email with the .pdf attachment she was looking for.

According to what I know and found online, I don't think that this is a thing that was even possible but she states the opposite...

So...I am looking for a definitive answer on that matter haha ^^

Is it possible for outllok to search informations that are contained within a .pdf file ?

Thanks in advance for your answer.

Regards

Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For business

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  1. ChristyZhang-MSFT 26,126 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
    2022-11-08T07:38:32.427+00:00

    Hi @Ruben Ponchateau IT ,

    Thanks for your reply!

    Based on my research and test, i found that when pdt file is not enabled on the Indexing options>Advanced>>File Types tab, the content in the PDF will not be searched in Outlook. Please locate to the following path and confirm the box in front of pdf file is enabled:
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    Hope to help you!

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