How To Search Emails In Gmail Easily Posted: 27 Dec 2011 01:55 AM PST How long have you been using your gmail? If you're using it for years, then most probably, you have the same dilemma as most of gmail users—having trouble finding past emails. This is true and understandable. Imagine that you have received an important file weeks ago, but the problem is you can't remember the exact date or month you have received it. Labeling your email works, but if you have receive hundreds of email from that person, you'll ended up scanning the entire emails. If you know how to use the gmail advance search, you can simply skip this article. For the benefit of those who don't, then this can be a great help. Truth is, Google knows about our sentiments and figured out a way to make it easier for us to find the mail we are looking for. They have the advanced search operators, the query words or symbols that perform special actions in Gmail search. Now, the only thing you need is—learn to use it. How to Use Gmail Advanced Search Operators It is easy to use. You just have to type the operators in Gmail search. Below is the list of the common useful operators that you can use. Operator | Definition | Example(s) | from: | Used to specify the sender | Example: from:amyMeaning: Messages from Amy | to: | Used to specify a recipient | Example: to:davidMeaning: All messages that were sent to David (by you or someone else) | subject: | Search for words in the subject line | Example: subject:dinnerMeaning: Messages that have the word “dinner” in the subject | OR | Search for messages matching term A or term B**OR must be in all caps | Example: from:amy OR from:davidMeaning: Messages from Amy or from David | -(hyphen) | Used to exclude messages from your search | Example: dinner -movieMeaning: Messages that contain the word “dinner” but do not contain the word “movie” | label: | Search for messages by label**There isn’t a search operator for unlabeled messages | Example: from:amy label:friendsMeaning: Messages from Amy that have the label “friends”Example: from:david label:my-family Meaning: Messages from David that have the label “My Family” | has:attachment | Search for messages with an attachment | Example: from:david has:attachmentMeaning: Messages from David that have an attachment | list: | Search for messages on mailing lists | Example: list:info@example.comMeaning: Messages with the words info@example.com in the headers, sent to or from this list | filename: | Search for an attachment by name or type | Example: filename:physicshomework.txtMeaning: Messages with an attachment named “physicshomework.txt”Example: label:work filename:pdf Meaning: Messages labeled “work” that also have a PDF file as an attachment | ” “(quotes) | Used to search for an exact phrase**Capitalization isn’t taken into consideration | Example: “i’m feeling lucky”Meaning: Messages containing the phrase “i’m feeling lucky” or “I’m feeling lucky”Example: subject:”dinner and a movie” Meaning: Messages containing the phrase “dinner and a movie” in the subject | ( ) | Used to group wordsUsed to specify terms that shouldn’t be excluded | Example: from:amy (dinner OR movie)Meaning: Messages from Amy that contain either the word “dinner” or the word “movie”Example: subject:(dinner movie) Meaning: Messages in which the subject contains both the word “dinner” and the word “movie” | in:anywhere | Search for messages anywhere in Gmail**Messages in Spam and Trash are excluded from searches by default | Example: in:anywhere movieMeaning: Messages in All Mail, Spam, and Trash that contain the word “movie” | in:inboxin:trash in:spam | Search for messages in Inbox, Trash, or Spam | Example: in:trash from:amyMeaning: Messages from Amy that are in Trash | is:importantlabel:important | Search within messages that Priority Inbox considers important. | Example: is:important from:janetMeaning: Messages from Janet that were marked as important by Priority Inbox | is:starredis:unread is:read | Search for messages that are starred, unread or read | Example: is:read is:starred from:DavidMeaning: Messages from David that have been read and are marked with a star | has:yellow-starhas:red-star has:orange-star has:green-star has:blue-star has:purple-star has:red-bang has:orange-guillemet has:yellow-bang has:green-check has:blue-info has:purple-question | Search for messages with a particular star | Example: has:purple-star from:DavidMeaning: Messages from David that are marked with a purple star | cc:bcc: | Used to specify recipients in the cc: or bcc: fields**Search on bcc: cannot retrieve messages on which you were blind carbon copied | Example: cc:davidMeaning: Messages that were cc-ed to David | after:before: | Search for messages sent during a certain period of time**Dates must be in yyyy/mm/dd format. | Example: after:2004/04/16 before:2004/04/18Meaning: Messages sent between April 16, 2004 and April 18, 2004.* *More precisely: Messages sent after 12:00 AM (or 00:00) April 16, 2004 and before April 18, 2004. | is:chat | Search for chat messages | Example: is:chat monkeyMeaning: Any chat message including the word “monkey”. | deliveredto: | Search for messages within a particular email address in the Delivered-To line of the message header | Example: deliveredto:username@gmail.comMeaning: Any message with username@gmail.com in the Delivered-To: field of the message header (which can help you find messages forwarded from another account or ones sent to an alias). | More on this page Gmail advancedsearch Related posts: - How Google Search Works
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