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Advanced search operators are query words or symbols that perform special
actions in Gmail search. These operators allow you to find what you're looking
for quickly and accurately. They can also be used to set up filters so you can
organize your inbox automatically. Some of the most useful operators are listed
below.
You can also use advanced search operators by clicking on 'Show search
options' beneath the Gmail search box.
Operator Definition Example(s)
from: Used to specify the sender Example -
from:amy
Meaning - Messages from Amy
to: Used to specify a recipient Example - to:david
Meaning - All messages
that were sent to David (by you or someone else)
subject:  Search for words in the subject line  Example -
subject:dinner
Meaning - 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:david
Meaning - Messages from Amy or
from David
-
(hyphen) Used to exclude messages from your search  Example -
dinner -movie
Meaning - 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:friends
Meaning - 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:attachment
Meaning - Messages from David that have
an attachment
filename: Search for an attachment by name or type Example -
filename:physicshomework.txt
Meaning - 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 words
Used 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 your
account*
*Messages in 'Spam' and 'Trash' are excluded from searches by
default  Example - in:anywhere subject:movie
Meaning - Messages in 'All
Mail', 'Spam', and 'Trash' that contain the word "movie"
in:inbox
in:trash
in:spam  
Search for messages in 'Inbox',
'Trash', or 'Spam'  Example - in:trash from:amy
Meaning - Messages from
Amy that are in the trash
is:starred
is:unread
is:read
Search for messages that are
starred, unread or read Example - is:read is:starred from:David
Meaning -
Messages from David that have been read and are marked with a 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:david
Meaning - Messages that were cc-ed to David
after:
before:
Search for messages after or before a certain
date*
*Date must be in yyyy/mm/dd format.  Example - after:2004/04/17
before:2004/04/18
Meaning - Messages sent on April 17, 2004.*
*More
precisely: Messages sent on or after April 17, 2004, but before April 18,
2004.  


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