I have been using Gmail since its’ inception and as a result, I literally have thousands of email that have accumulated in the account. Searching for a specific email in a sea of thousands of emails can be a daunting task. Many times I can simply enter the person’s name into the search box to find the email I am looking for; however, there are times where I need to use special search operators to quickly narrow down the result. This is where I have taught myself to use these four search operators to narrow down exactly what email I am looking for.
Specify the sender…
from:
Example: from:amy
Specify a recipient…
to:
Example: to:david
Specify a recipient who received a copy…
cc:
bcc:
Example: cc:david
Words in the subject line…
subject:
Example: subject:dinner