{"id":41,"date":"2022-08-17T07:44:04","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T07:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.emailassistantpro.com\/blog\/?p=41"},"modified":"2022-08-29T05:40:02","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T05:40:02","slug":"outlook-search-bar-missing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.emailassistantpro.com\/blog\/outlook-search-bar-missing\/","title":{"rendered":"Troubled Over Outlook Search Bar Missing? Bring It Back Quickly!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Outlook is one of the most high-performing and feature-rich information manager web apps. From webmail and contacts to calendaring, it takes care of it all. However, sometimes, the program can malfunction or throw various glitches. Many users report that the Outlook search bar missing. They wonder where the search bar, which is a very useful feature, suddenly disappears.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In reality, the search bar does not go anywhere. You may find it missing after an Office or Windows update. Most commonly, users have found themselves facing this problem after updating Outlook 2019. Irrespective of how the search bar goes missing, there is a way by which you can bring it back. In this post, we’ll tell you how to get back the missing Outlook search bar.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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What to Know Before Troubleshooting Search Box Missing in Outlook?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Before you begin with the troubleshooting, it’s important to remember that the frequent updates by Microsoft lead to changes in Outlook’s functionality and layout. Earlier, the search bar was present in your mailbox folder. However, in the update released in May 2020, the search bar is present in the title bar of Outlook at the top part.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here you can input terms related to whatever you want to search and hit the Enter key. By tapping on the arrow present on the right of the input field, you can expand the advanced search options.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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What to Do When Outlook Isn’t Displaying the Search Bar?<\/b><\/h2>\n

There’s no need to worry when you notice the Outlook search bar missing. You can add it back in Outlook by following a series of easy steps. Here are the instructions to get the search ribbon in Outlook back.<\/span><\/p>\n