Outlook for Mac 16.113 Search not functioning in Legacy View

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Outlook for Mac 16.113 Search not functioning in Legacy View

Michael Margolis 10

Title says it all.

I have reindexed Spotlight, I have reverted backwards to .112 and .111 and no matter what I do, I can not get the search function to work again in Legacy view.

Search works in the "new" Outlook for Mac, but not in Legacy, which I greatly prefer.

Please help me, someone! I knew there were discussions about .112 search not working, and XML messages, but I haven't found this issue posted anywhere.

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Anonymous

Hi Michael Margolis

I haven't seen a post describing the exact behavior with Outlook for Mac 16.113, but there is a similar discussion where users reported that Legacy Outlook search and filtering stopped working after an Outlook update, while New Outlook continued to return results: Outlook (Legacy) 16.109.1 update (MacOS) - Search and Filtering Broken - Microsoft Q&A

In that thread, the issue was ultimately resolved after completely removing Outlook data/profiles, reinstalling Outlook, reactivating Office, and re-adding the accounts.

While it is not the same version or scenario, it may be useful to compare symptoms and troubleshooting results.

I hope this helps.

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Michael Margolis 10 Reputation points

2026-07-30T20:57:39.8666667+00:00

Thank you for the reply. I am certainly hoping that I don't have to do all that!
Anonymous

2026-07-31T07:09:25.85+00:00

Hi Michael Margolis

You can try to submit feedback through Help > Feedback. This is the best way to raise a potential regression with the Outlook product team.
Diana Cash 0 Reputation points

2026-07-31T09:15:46.26+00:00

I have exact same problem with Mac Outlook v 16.111.2, legacy mode (hugely preferred over the regular mode) - search stopped working 2 days ago. I tried the profile removal, and adding and removing Outlook in Spotlight privacy, but that didn't work. Hani-Ng, re posting a feedback, I am not sure I know exactly what you mean by Help > Feedback (I do not see that exact button) - and is the purpose of this for us to tell the team what worked, or to ask them for help?? Thanks for any advice
Michael Margolis 10 Reputation points

2026-07-31T12:20:28.88+00:00

@Anonymous This is pretty funny.

In 16.113 Legacy view, the Help pulldown no longer has FEEDBACK or CONTACT SUPPORT options.

Is there a different way to contact support?
Michael Margolis 10 Reputation points

2026-07-31T12:52:22.1933333+00:00

I switched to the New View and was able to send feedback.