Learn how to search for email messages:
define folders that are to be searched
By default, all email folders including their subfolders will be searched.
use search terms for sender, recipient, subject, email text
limit the search to a specific time frame
search for all email messages or only for email messages with an attachment
search for all email messages or only for email messages with a coloured flag
You can use just one option or several options in any combination.
How to search for E-Mail messages:
Enter a search term in the search field in the menu bar.
The search menu opens. It shows filters for data that can be searched for the search term.
Define the data to be searched:
In order to search in the sender, recipient, subject or in the email text, press Enter.
The search will include senders and recipients whose name starts with the search term. Otherwise, data that contain the search term in any place will be searched for.
In order to only search in specific data, click on the respective filter in the search menu.
If contacts match the search term, those contacts will be suggested in the search menu. To search for email messages that contain one of those contacts as sender or recipient, click on the contact.
You can use additional filters by clicking the
icon in the search field. A window with search options opens.To define the folder to be searched, select an entry in
.If you select
, all folders and subfolders of the internal email account are searched. Note: Depending on the email server, this function might not be available. In this case, only the current folder will be searched, not subfolders.To search in the sender, recipients, subject or email text, enter a search term in the respective input fields.
To search in the attachments’ file names, enter a search term in the respective input field.
To limit the search to email messages that have been sent or received within a certain time frame, use
and .To limit the search to email messages with attachments, enable
.To limit the search to email messages with coloured flags, enable
.Click on
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Parent topic: E-Mail