Hello Gordon, The standard search facility works on the content of .msg files saved outside Outlook on my computer. However, we have moved to Office 2007. I wonder whether this make a difference? Regards, Rachel. Rachel Hardiman Senior Research Assistant School of Computing, Engineering and Information Sciences Northumbria University Room 247 Pandon Building Camden Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 1XE Tel: 0191 243 7650 e-mail: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> AC+erm Project website: www.northumbria.ac.uk/acerm AC+erm Project blog: http://www.acerm.blogspot.com/ <http://www.acerm.blogspot.com/>