Search operators in Shortwave make locating threads and messages simple. Use just one term for simple searches, or combine multiple terms to find just the exact threads you're looking for. Many search terms can match substrings as well (ie. from:andrew) for added power.
| Search | Term | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Label | label: | label:investors |
| Sender | from: | from:example@shortwave.com from:andrew |
| Recipient | to: | to:example@shortwave.com to:andrew |
| Recipient who received a copy | cc: | cc:privacy@shortwave.com |
| Recipient who received a blind copy | bcc: | bcc:privacy@shortwave.com |
| Email matches any field (from, to, cc, bcc) | with: | with:example@shortwave.com with:andrew |
| String included in subject line | subject: | subject:"term sheet" |
| String matches name of an attachment. Useful for matching file types. | filename: | filename:termsheet.pdf filename:.pdf |
| Messages that have attachments | has:attachment | has:attachment |
| Messages in a channel | channel: | channel:Engineering |
| Messages from a mailing list | list: | list:support.shortwave.com |
| Status | Term | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sent | is:sent in:sent | Search within sent messages |
| Draft | is:draft in:draft | Search within drafted messages |
| Inbox | is:inbox in:inbox | Search within the inbox |
| Done | is:done in:done | Search within the done section |
| Snoozed (includes scheduled deliveries) | is:snoozed in:snoozed | Search within the snoozed section |
| Read | is:read in:read | Search within just read messages |
| Unread | is:unread in:unread | Search within just unread messages |
| Search | Term | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Messages sent during a certain time period | after: before: older: newer: | after:2004/04/16 |
| Messages older or newer than a time period | older_than: newer_than: | newer_than:2d |
| Logical operation | Operator | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Exclude matching messages from results | - | term sheet -investors |
| Messages that match both terms | AND | from:Jacob AND from:Andrew |
| Messages that match either term | OR | invoice OR receipt |
| Match all terms in list | ( ) | subject:(term sheet) |
| Exact word or phrase | " " | "Final term sheet" |
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