Find That Email in Gmail!
What is the point of email anyway?
When it comes right down to it, email is more than just a simple method of communication. It truly gives you control and flexibility of your messages and your responses. Unlike an in-person conversation, you can go back review what you promised and what your client needed. (If you can find that email).
Have you ever lost an email into the wasteland of email cyberspace?
If so, here are a few things that can help if you are using Gmail.
Ways to search in Gmail
Search Wizard
Most of the fields are self-explanatory. Enter the parameters and then hit the search icon. (this is also the first step in creating a filter in Gmail)
Entering Commands
After you choose parameters in the search wizard you will notice that information is entered into the basic search field in your Gmail. This shows a string of commands that tell Gmail what to search for. You can enter the commands directly without using the wizard.
Finding an Email Within a Span of Time
Did you know that you can search for email within a span of time a long time ago without scrolling back for years and years?
Give this a try
Go to your email account and in the search field type or (copy/paste) the following command:
after: 2017/07/01 before: 2017/07/07
Finding an Email that has an PDF attachment
Give this a try
Go to your email account and in the search field type or (copy/paste) the following command:
filename:pdf
Finding an email that was sent TO a specific email address
(handy if you have several email accounts to monitor in one email system.)
To: [your email address here]
Use AND, OR and NOT with your search terms
OR – Will produce emails with either term. (This is the default setting in searches)
AND – Will only produce emails with both terms of the search.
NOT – Will only produce emails that have the first term and do not have the second term.
work OR play
work AND play
work NOT play
More and more we are finding the need to weed out information and streamline the process of finding useful information. These strategies also work when doing searches of the internet to find things you need. The trend in organizing information is moving more to a “search” model and away from the traditional model of filing things in folders for later retrieval.
For more search commands for Gmail visit the following link
Gmail:
https://support.google.com/mail/answer/7190?topic=41
I would be happy to assist you as you organize your contacts.
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Nicole Lux-Ritchie - Founder of Luxcentric
Nicole's mission is to help feminine professionals gain the technical
skills they need to grow their business and focus on their missions.
The focus of Luxcentric is on training practical strategies in the area of the core technologies.
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