Advanced Search Operators
For our power users, here's a list of Search Operators that you can use directly within the Search Bar.
| Operator | Definition | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| from: | Used to specify the sender | Example: from:Scott Result: Messages from Scott |
| to: | Used to specify a recipient | Example: to:Sally Result: All messages that were sent to Sally (by you or someone else) |
| subject: | Search for words in the subject line | Example: subject:lunch Result: Messages that have the word "lunch" in the subject |
| topic: | Search for messages by topic | Example: from:Scott topic:friends Result: Messages from Scott that have the topic "friends" Example: from:Sally topic:"My Family" |
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" " (quotes) |
Used to search for an exact phrase (note: Capitalization isn't taken into consideration) |
Example: "Postbox rocks" Example: subject:"lunch and a meeting" |
| after: before: |
Search for messages sent during a certain period of time |
Example: after:2009/07/16 before:2009/07/18 |
| * (as suffix wildcard) | Search for partial words | Example: post* Result: Messages that contain words that start with post, such as postbox, postman, postal, etc. Note that we do not support prefix wildcards. |
| orderby: | Order results by a search criteria | Example: orderby:date Result: Search results will be displayed by date |