​Searching​ ​Email​ ​Messages

To​ ​search​ ​for​ ​specific​ ​email​ ​messages,​ ​begin​ ​by​ ​selecting​ ​the​ ​desired​ ​folder​ ​from​ ​the​ ​list​ ​of​ ​Mailbox​ ​folders​ ​on​ ​the​ ​left.​ ​Then,​ ​input​ ​your​ ​search​ ​term​ ​into​ ​the​ ​search​ ​box​ ​above​ ​the​ ​message​ ​list​ ​and​ ​press​ ​the​ ​<Enter>​ ​key​ ​on​ ​your​ ​keyboard​ ​to​ ​initiate​ ​the​ ​search.​ ​The​ ​search​ ​results​ ​will​ ​be​ ​displayed​ ​in​ ​the​ ​message​ ​list.

If​ ​you​ ​wish​ ​to​ ​reset​ ​the​ ​search,​ ​you​ ​can​ ​click​ ​on​ ​the​ ​Reset​ ​search​ ​icon​ ​located​ ​on​ ​the​ ​right​ ​side​ ​of​ ​the​ ​search​ ​box.​ ​Additionally,​ ​switching​ ​to​ ​another​ ​folder​ ​will​ ​automatically​ ​reset​ ​the​ ​search​ ​and​ ​clear​ ​the​ ​search​ ​box.

Customizing​ ​Search​ ​Criteria

To​ ​customize​ ​the​ ​search​ ​criteria,​ ​click​ ​on​ ​the​ ​search​ ​icon​ ​on​ ​the​ ​left​ ​side​ ​of​ ​the​ ​search​ ​box​ ​to​ ​open​ ​the​ ​search​ ​options​ ​menu.​ ​From​ ​there,​ ​you​ ​can​ ​choose​ ​which​ ​parts​ ​of​ ​the​ ​message​ ​to​ ​search​ ​for​ ​the​ ​entered​ ​term.​ ​Selecting​ ​Entire​ ​message​ ​will​ ​search​ ​all​ ​parts​ ​of​ ​the​ ​message.

Furthermore,​ ​you​ ​have​ ​the​ ​option​ ​to​ ​directly​ ​input​ ​specific​ ​search​ ​criteria​ ​into​ ​the​ ​search​ ​box,​ ​such​ ​as​ ​”from:Scott”​ ​or​ ​”subject:Conference.”​ ​The​ ​supported​ ​criteria​ ​keywords​ ​include​ ​”from:”, “to:”, “cc:”, “bcc:”, “subject:” ​and “body:”.

Determining​ ​the​ ​Search​ ​Scope

The​ ​search​ ​options​ ​menu​ ​also​ ​includes​ ​the​ ​Scope​ ​selector,​ ​which​ ​controls​ ​whether​ ​the​ ​search​ ​is​ ​limited​ ​to​ ​the​ ​currently​ ​selected​ ​folders,​ ​including​ ​subfolders,​ ​or​ ​expands​ ​to​ ​include​ ​all​ ​folders.​ ​If​ ​a​ ​search​ ​query​ ​is​ ​already​ ​active,​ ​modifying​ ​the​ ​scope​ ​in​ ​this​ ​menu​ ​will​ ​immediately​ ​execute​ ​the​ ​search​ ​again​ ​and​ ​update​ ​the​ ​results​ ​in​ ​the​ ​message​ ​list.

Applying​ ​Message​ ​List​ ​Filters

The​ ​drop-down​ ​menu​ ​adjacent​ ​to​ ​the​ ​search​ ​box​ ​provides​ ​predefined​ ​filters​ ​to​ ​quickly​ ​narrow​ ​down​ ​the​ ​listed​ ​messages​ ​based​ ​on​ ​their​ ​status​ ​or​ ​priority.

These​ ​filter​ ​rules​ ​work​ ​in​ ​conjunction​ ​with​ ​the​ ​search​ ​term​ ​entered​ ​in​ ​the​ ​search​ ​box.​ ​For​ ​instance,​ ​you​ ​can​ ​choose​ ​to​ ​only​ ​display​ ​unanswered​ ​messages​ ​from​ ​Paul​ ​by​ ​selecting​ ​the​ ​Unanswered​ ​filter​ ​and​ ​entering​ ​”from:Paul”​ ​in​ ​the​ ​search​ ​box.

Please​ ​note​ ​that​ ​the​ ​message​ ​filters​ ​are​ ​influenced​ ​by​ ​the​ ​Scope​ ​selected​ ​in​ ​the​ ​search​ ​options​ ​menu.​ ​Adjust​ ​the​ ​scope​ ​if​ ​you​ ​intend​ ​to​ ​expand​ ​the​ ​active​ ​filter​ ​to​ ​include​ ​matching​ ​messages​ ​from​ ​all​ ​folders.