Searching for a Message
You can search and then display the search results that match
thefollowing:
- Who sent a message.
- Who the message was addressed to, or who received a copy of
the message.
- How large or small the message is (in kb).
- The text in the Subject line.
- A text string in the body of the message.
You can refine the focus of the search by
specifying either of the following:
- To search only the unread messages in the current folder.
- To search only the messages that were the results of a
previous search.
To search for a message:
- Click Search. The Search page displays.
- Define the parameters for your search in any of the following
ways:
- Enter a name in the From text box. You can use
Boolean operators to search for a combination of names.
- Enter a name in the To/Cc text box. You can use the
following Boolean operators to search for a combination of
names: AND, OR, NOT.
- Enter a number for message size (kb) in the Larger than:
and/or Smaller than: text boxes.
- Enter a text string in the Subject text box. You can
use the following Boolean operators to expand the effectiveness
of your search: AND, OR, NOT.
- Enter a text string in the Body text box. You can use
the following Boolean operators to expand the effectiveness of
your search: AND, OR, NOT.
- Optional:
- Select the Search in results check box to narrow
your search to look only in the results of a previous search.
If this option is not selected (default), the search is
performed on all the messages in the current folder.
- Select the Search in unread only check box to only
search in the unread messages in the current folder. If this
option is not selected (default), the search is performed on
all the messages in the current folder.
Click Search.
Result: The results are shown below the search parameter options.
If the results of your first search is too
large, you can refine the search by performing another search on the
results you just received.
Follow the steps above and select the
Search in results checkbox. The results
of the new search are derived from the previous search results, as
specified by the new set of parameters
Note: Webmail allows you to use the following Boolean
operators in a search: OR, AND, NOT. For example, in the From
field you could search for Brad OR Mike. The OR, AND, NOT
operators are case-sensitive, meaning they must all be uppercase. If
they are lower case, or a mixture of upper and lower case, your
query will search for those words explicitly instead of treating
them as operators.
The search queries, on the other hand, are case-insensitive. This
would mean that a query for all messages from Brad would
return the same results as a query for all messages from brad.
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