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How to use advances search operators in Gmail.
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A quick cheat sheet for advanced Gmail searches.
| Operator |
Definition |
Example |
| from: |
message from sender |
“from: dave” = all mail with ‘dave’ in sender field |
| to: |
message to recipient |
“to: sydney” = all mail with ‘sydney’ in the destination field (including mail not from you) |
| subject: |
message subject |
“subject: dinner” = all mail that has ‘dinner’ in the subject |
| after: |
messages sent after a certain date |
“after: 2009/03/01” = all mail sent after March 1, 2009 (date format must always be YYYY/MM/DD) |
| before: |
messages sent before a certain date |
“before: 2009/01/01” = all mail sent before January 1, 2009 |
More information can be found in the following article from Google on Search operators you can use with Gmail.