Searching for Messages
Most email clients can search for messages for you, but Evolution does it differently and efficiently giving you faster search results with quick search, customized search and advanced search.
Quick Search displays all the messages that match the built-in criteria you selected from the drop-down list at the top left side, just above the message list.
To perform a quick search:
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Click the search icon
to expand the drop-down list.
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Select the search criteria from the list:
- Totes los messatges
- Messatges pas legits
- Pas cap d'etiqueta
- Important
- Trabalh
- Personal
- De far
- Pus tard
- Messatges legits
- Messatges recents
- Messatges dels 5 darrièrs jorns
- Messages with Attachments
- Messatges importants
- Messages Not Junk
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Evolution displays the messages matching the criteria present in the shown message list
The following labels need not necessarily be the same as the default names listed here. You can change the name of these labels by selecting Edit > Preferences > Mail Preferences > Colors.
- Important
- Trabalh
- Personal
- De far
- Pus tard
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Click the search icon
to expand the drop-down list.
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Click the drop-down list to select the scope
- lo repertòri actual
- lo compte actual
- Totes los comptes
- Messatge actiu
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Type the search string in the search entry and press Enter.
The folder list will be disabled while you perform search on All Accounts or Current Account.
Evolution shows your search results in the message list. You might want to create a search folder instead; see Using Search Folders for more detail.
To clear your search you can click the Clear icon in the search string field, or choose Search > Clear from the menubar, or enter a blank search. You can also press Shift+Ctrl+Q to clear the search.
You can even perform a quick search on a customized search results as it just filters and displays the messages in the message list.
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Select the Search menu.
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Click Advanced Search to open the Advanced Search window.
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Enter the Search name.
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Click Add to add rules. For more information on rules, refer Step 4 under Creating A Search Folder.
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Clicatz sus Validar.
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Click Save to save your search results.
To save your search results other than from advanced search, select Search > Save Search. You can view the label of your search results listed under Search menu.
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Select Search from the menu bar.
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Click Edit Saved Searches to open the Searches window.
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Click the Edit button to open the Edit Rule window.
You can also add or remove searches from the list by using the respective buttons available at the right.
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Edit the title or search criteria from the dialog box.
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Clicatz sus Validar.