--- description: If you need to search the contacts by date added, such as finding contacts added in a specific date range, you can make use of the 3 means introduced in this article. title: 3 Easy Methods to Quickly Find All Outlook Contacts Added in a Specific Date Range image: https://www.datanumen.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/find-all-outlook-contacts-added-in-a-specific-date-range.jpg --- - - - [Home](https://www.datanumen.com/blogs/) > [Solutions](https://www.datanumen.com/blogs/category/solutions/) > [Office Solutions](https://www.datanumen.com/blogs/category/solutions/office-solutions/) > [Outlook Solutions](https://www.datanumen.com/blogs/category/solutions/office-solutions/outlook-solutions/) > 3 Easy Methods to Quickly Find All Outlook Contacts Added in a Specific Date Range # 3 Easy Methods to Quickly Find All Outlook Contacts Added in a Specific Date Range [Outlook Solutions](https://www.datanumen.com/blogs/category/solutions/office-solutions/outlook-solutions/) September 29, 2025 Share Now: - - - - - - - - *If you need to search the contacts by date added, such as finding contacts added in a specific date range, you can make use of the 3 means introduced in this article.* Perhaps you’ve known how to search contacts by full names, companies and even color categories, etc. Yet, at times, you don’t remember such contact information clearly. You can only ensure the date range when the contact added to Outlook. In this situation, you need to search contacts by the date added. Here we’ll show you 3 simple approaches to get it.![Quickly Find All Outlook Contacts Added in a Specific Date Range](https://www.datanumen.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/find-all-outlook-contacts-added-in-a-specific-date-range.jpg "Quickly Find All Outlook Contacts Added in a Specific Date Range") ## Method 1: Find by “Instant Search” 1. First off, after opening a Contact folder, click in the search box. 2. Then, click the “All Contact Items” button on “Search” tab.![Search All Contact Items](<> "Search All Contact Items") 3. After that, input the specific date range into the search box, such as “Created: >11/1/2017 <11/28/2017”. 4. When the search completes, all the contacts added in this date range will be listed out.![Found Contacts by Instant Search](<> "Found Contacts by Instant Search") ## Method 2: Find by “Advanced Find” 1. For a start, enable “Query Builder” for Outlook, about which you can refer to the Step 1 in the article – “ [2 Steps to Create an Outlook Search Folder with “OR” instead of “AND” Criteria for Multiple Conditions](https://www.datanumen.com/blogs/2-steps-create-outlook-search-folder-instead-criteria-multiple-conditions/)“ 2. Then, on the “Search” tab, click “Search Tools” > “Advanced Find”.![Launch Advanced Find](<> "Launch Advanced Find") 3. Next, in the popup dialog box, switch to “Query Builder” tab. 4. Subsequently, add a criterion of “Created on or before a specific date”, and hit “Add to List” button.![Add a criterion of "Created on or before a specific date"](<> "Add a criterion of \"Created on or before a specific date\"") 5. After that, add another – “Created on or after a specific date”.![Add a criterion of "Created on or after a specific date"](<> "Add a criterion of \"Created on or after a specific date\"") 6. After adding the two criteria, ensure “And” is selected in the “Logical Group” field.!["Add" in Logical Group](<> "\"Add\" in Logical Group") 7. Finally, click the “Find Now” button on the right column. 8. At once, all the contacts added in this date range will display in the following list.![Found Contacts by Advanced Find](<> "Found Contacts by Advanced Find") ## Method 3: Find via Outlook VBA 1. To start with, in Outlook, press “Alt + F11” to access VBA editor. 2. Next, copy the VBA code below into an unused module. ``` Sub FindAllContactsCreatedInSpecificDateRange() Dim objContactsFolder As Outlook.Folder Dim dStart, dEnd As Date Dim strFilter As String Dim objSearchExplorer As Outlook.Explorer Set objContactsFolder = Application.Session.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderContacts) Set objSearchExplorer = Application.Explorers.Add(objContactsFolder) dStart = InputBox("Enter the start date.", , "11/1/2017") dEnd = InputBox("Enter the start date.", , "11/28/2017") strFilter = "Created: > " & dStart & " AND " & "Created: < " & dEnd & "" With objSearchExplorer .Search strFilter, olSearchScopeAllFolders .ShowPane olFolderList, False .ShowPane olNavigationPane, False .ShowPane olOutlookBar, False .ShowPane olToDoBar, False .Display End With End Sub ``` ![VBA Code - Find All Contacts Added in a Specific Date Range](<> "VBA Code - Find All Contacts Added in a Specific Date Range") 3. At present, press “F5” to trigger this macro. 4. You’d be required to input the start and end date of the date range.![Input Start \& End Date](<> "Input Start & End Date") 5. When macro completes, a new Outlook window will show up, which is listing all of the contacts created in the specific date range.![Found Contacts via VBA](<> "Found Contacts via VBA") ## Keep Your Outlook File in Small Size Outlook data file will become more vulnerable with its size becoming larger and larger. In order to avoid [Outlook corruption](https://www.datanumen.com/outlook-repair/) or data loss, you’d better keep your Outlook file in small size. For instance, you should archive useless emails, delete needless attachments from the PST file. 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