Using Quick Search
Quick search is located in the upper left area of the application window. Simply enter one or more keywords into the search field and click on Search or press Enter. Search results are displayed in the lower left area or the window. If a keyword appears in the header or the subject line, it is highlighted.
Searching for Word Fragments
To view all e-mails containing a particular word fragment, use the wildcard character ( * ). For example:
auto*
would locate "auto", "automatic", "automobile" and others.
Searching for Phrases
To search for words appearing consecutively and in a certain order, use quotation marks ( "" ). For example:
"Microsoft Windows"
would only locate Microsoft Windows, not Microsoft Works or Windows 95.
Narrowing by Fields
A search for keywords or phrases can be limited to particular fields. For example:
subject:News only in Subject
from:john@mailstore.com only in From
to:michael@mailstore.com only in To
cc:lisa@mailstore.com only in Cc
bcc:customers@mailstore.com only in Bcc
Excluding Words
To narrow a search, it may be desired to specify words that must not be present in the e-mails. To exclude keywords from the search results, simply place a minus ( - ) sign in front of them. For example:
ZDNet -download-hint
would locate all e-mails from ZDNet, but not download-hint.
Combining Search Options
The search options described above can also be combined. For example:
ZDNET -"Daily Update"
would locate all e-mails from ZDNet which do not contain the consecutive words Daily Update.
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