Searching Your E-mail

At the top of the Gmail page is the familiar Google Search box. There are two buttons, one for searching your e-mail and the button on the right for searching the Web. Click Search Options to launch a page that allows you to focus your search through your e-mail messages. The additional search options include:

• From: Specify from whom the e-mail was sent.

• To: Type in the name or email address the e-mail was sent to.

• Subject: Type in search terms that may appear in the subject line of the e-mail.

• Search: Select All Mail, Inbox, Starred, Chats, Sent Mail, Drafts, Spam, Trash, Mail & Spam & Trash, Read Mail, Unread Mail, and any labels you may have created.

• Has the words: Type in search terms that might appear anywhere in the e-mail.

• Doesn’t have: Type terms that should not appear in the messages, excluding them from your search results.

• Has attachment: Select this option when you want your results focused to only messages that contain file attachments.

• Date Within: Specify a length of time, such as 1 day, and the date from which the time should start. This allows you to focus your search within a particular time period.

When you have finished entering search options and terms click Search Mail. A list of the messages matching your search will appear below.