Searching for Messages

When searching for a message, you can specify the text you want to find and the location of that text. For example, you might only want to find messages from a certain person or messages about a particular topic. You can search the following three locations:

  • From Finds all messages sent by certain people

  • Subject Finds all messages related to a specific topic

  • Message Finds all messages that contain certain text

The Sort By Date button displays a menu of sorting options.

Figure 47-1. The Sort By Date button displays a menu of sorting options.

Here’s how to search for a message:

  1. Start the Mail program.

  2. Click in the Search text field that appears in the upper-right corner of the Mail window. ...

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