| Operator | Definition | Example(s) |
|---|---|---|
| from: | Used to specify the sender | Example – from:amy Meaning – Messages from Amy |
| to: | Used to specify a recipient | Example – to:david Meaning – All messages that were sent to David (by you or someone else) |
| subject: | Search for words in the subject line | Example – subject:dinner Meaning – Messages that have the word “dinner” in the subject |
| OR | Search for messages matching term A or term B* *OR must be in all caps |
Example – from:amy OR from:david Meaning – Messages from Amy or from David |
| – (hyphen) |
Used to exclude messages from your search | Example – dinner -movie Meaning – Messages that contain the word “dinner” but do not contain the word “movie” |
| label: | Search for messages by label* *There isn’t a search operator for unlabeled messages |
Example – from:amy label:friends Meaning – Messages from Amy that have the label “friends”Example – from:david label:my-family Meaning – Messages from David that have the label “My Family” |
| has:attachment |
Search for messages with an attachment | Example – from:david has:attachment Meaning – Messages from David that have an attachment |
| list: | Search for messages on mailing lists | Example – list:info@example.com Meaning – Messages with the words info@example.com in the headers, sent to or from this list |
| filename: | Search for an attachment by name or type | Example – filename:physicshomework.txt Meaning – Messages with an attachment named “physicshomework.txt” Example – label:work filename:pdf |
| ” “ (quotes) |
Used to search for an exact phrase* *Capitalization isn’t taken into consideration |
Example – “i’m feeling lucky” Meaning – Messages containing the phrase “i’m feeling lucky” or “I’m feeling lucky” Example – subject:”dinner and a movie” |
| ( ) |
Used to group words Used to specify terms that shouldn’t be excluded |
Example – from:amy(dinner OR movie) Meaning – Messages from Amy that contain either the word “dinner” or the word “movie” Example – subject:(dinner movie) |
| in:anywhere | Search for messages anywhere in Gmail* *Messages in Spam and Trash are excluded from searches by default |
Example – in:anywhere movie Meaning – Messages in All Mail, Spam, and Trash that contain the word “movie” |
| in:inbox in:trash in:spam |
Search for messages in Inbox, Trash, or Spam | Example – in:trash from:amy Meaning – Messages from Amy that are in Trash |
| is:starred is:unread is:read |
Search for messages that are starred, unread or read | Example – is:read is:starred from:David Meaning – Messages from David that have been read and are marked with a star |
| cc: bcc: |
Used to specify recipients in the cc: or bcc: fields* *Search on bcc: cannot retrieve messages on which you were blind carbon copied<!– |
Example – cc:david Meaning – Messages that were cc-ed to David |
| after: before: |
Search for messages sent during a certain period of time* *Dates must be in yyyy/mm/dd format. |
Example – after:2004/04/16 before:2004/04/18 Meaning – Messages sent between April 16, 2004 and April 18, 2004.* *More precisely: Messages sent after 12:00 AM (or 00:00) April 16, 2004 and before April 18, 2004. |
| is:chat | Search for chat messages | Example – is:chat monkey Meaning – Any chat message including the word “monkey”. |
Tag: Gmail
Gmail: Temporary Error 502
Update: Were any of you using Google Labs for Gmail? If so, please leave a comment! I’m trying to get to the bottom of this myself. Thanks!
Update #2: Thanks to Flo, we have a link that should get you in for now: http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=html. Also, according to Google Help, you may want to try to disable Google Labs if you have it enabled.
Has anyone out there seen this before? I’ve been seeing this more and more often lately…
