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I set Inbox "Properties" to search for a From & To string and now cannot undo it.

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Curt_Dunnam
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How do I get back to the normal, unfiltered Inbox function, free of any search criteria or null entries in the window that opens under Inbox>Properties? If I delete my search criteria, NO messages can be read. I don't see any obvious way to undo the overriding behavior of this search filter window! I would normally expect a "Cancel" button or some obvious way to turn off this Inbox search/filter function— Thx, Curt

How do I get back to the normal, unfiltered Inbox function, free of any search criteria or null entries in the window that opens under Inbox>Properties? If I delete my search criteria, NO messages can be read. I don't see any obvious way to undo the overriding behavior of this search filter window! I would normally expect a "Cancel" button or some obvious way to turn off this Inbox search/filter function— Thx, Curt

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Zenos
Zenos
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I can't make any sense of your question. How does a folder's properties relate to filtering or sorting?

Zenos
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Check your QuickFilter Bar.

Curt_Dunnam
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Thanks for your reply—however, I checked the Quickfilter bar but did not find anything there affecting the Inbox Properties filter. After exploring a few additional dead ends, I finally tried the Inbox Properties window "Match All" option, which in spite of its ambiguous label seemed to remove all the filtering constraints and thus solved the problem. Attention T-bird moguls and developers: if the button really undoes the Properties filter constraints, it should be labeled "Allow All", not "Match All". Thx again, Curt

Zenos
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Those terms would appear to relate to the Message Filter dialogue. If so, I don't understand why you refer to them as "properties".

Can you please provide a screenshot of the screen, window or dialogue where you set "Match All"?