As your email collection grows, it can sometimes be a challenge to locate a specific message quickly. In this article, we’ll walk you through simple, step-by-step instructions on how to effectively search for specific messages in MobiMail.
To search for a specific message, simply type the keyword into the search bar at the top of the screen and press Enter. You will then see all the emails that include the keyword. The keyword will be highlighted.
To search emails by sender in MobiMail, type the sender's name or email address into the search bar. Select the suggested from: option. MobiMail will show all emails from that sender.
To search emails by subject, type the subject or keywords from the subject line of the email you’re looking for. Select the suggested subject: option. MobiMail will display all emails with that subject or matching keywords.
When a simple keyword search can't find the e-mail you're looking for, you can use various operators, punctuation, and keywords to narrow your search results.
Search reference tables
The following table shows you some searches you might find useful. In addition to these examples, you can use AND, NOT, OR, <, >, =, and other operators to refine your search.
The advanced search queries and operators are available for v4.90 and above.
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Query |
Result |
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example |
Items containing example inside their subject, body, sender or receivers. |
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from:example |
Items received from anyone with an email address or name containing example. |
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to:example |
Items sent to anyone with an email address or name containing example. |
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cc:example |
Items sent to anyone with an email address or name containing example on the Cc line. |
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bcc:example |
Items sent to anyone with an email address or name containing example on the Bcc line. |
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subject:example |
Items containing example in their subject line. |
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attachment:example attachments:example |
Attached files that contain example in their name. |
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content:example |
Items which contain example in the email body. |
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received:yesterday received:last year received:January received:Sunday received:<11/11/2016 received:Nov 11 2020 |
Items that were sent, received or created on the exact date (e.g. Nov 11 2020), relative dates (e.g. today, yesterday, last year), month or day of the week. The same results can be achieved using 'date:' and 'sent:' as well. |
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messagesize: messagesize:5MB |
Items whose size is in the specified size range. |
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messagesize:tiny |
Items whose size is less than 10 kilobytes. |
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messagesize:small |
Items whose size is between 10 and 25 kilobytes. |
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messagesize:medium |
Items whose size is between 25 and 100 kilobytes. |
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messagesize:large |
Items whose size is between 100 and 500 kilobytes. |
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messagesize:verylarge |
Items whose size is between 500 kilobytes and 1 megabyte. |
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messagesize:enormous |
Items whose size is larger than 5 megabytes. |
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hasflag:yes |
Items which have been or have not been flagged. |
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read:yes |
Items which have been or have not been marked as read. |
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hasattachment:yes |
Items which have or do not have attachments. |
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importance:high |
Items which have been marked with High, Normal, or Low importance, respectively. |
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Operator |
Description |
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AND |
Items that match all subqueries, e.g. from:example AND subject:example. |
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OR |
Items that match only one of the subqueries, e.g. from:example OR subject:example. |
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NOT |
Items that do not match the subquery, e.g. NOT from:example. |
We hope this article has helped you understand how to easily search for specific messages in MobiMail. By using the search features for keywords, sender, or subject, you can quickly find the emails you need. This will make managing your inbox simpler and more efficient.