Perfect your searches in eM Client

In the eM Client app, you can refine your searches with Search keywords, instead of using the Advanced search interface each time you need a more complex search. Type the ? symbol into the search bar to view a list of all available search keywords for the specific section you are currently in.

To use the keyword, type the keyword followed by a colon : and the words or argument you want to apply.

Exact search can be done by placing the search word into quotation marks " " . Using exact search can make a big difference – for example, searching for subject:travel plan, will find messages where the words travel and plan occur in any order, while subject:"travel plan" will only look for messages where the subject line contains the words travel and plan consecutively.

You can refine the search by using the AND, OR and NOT arguments.

• The AND argument will be applied if you use multiple keywords and searched terms in sequence, divided by a space. For example, from:john attachment:yes will search for messages from a sender with John as part of their name or email address while also having an attachment

• The OR argument can be used within a single keyword by inserting a comma between the searched terms. For example, subject:update,report will find any messages with the subject containing either update or report.

  To use the OR argument between keywords, place the keywords into curly brackets { } and divide them by a space. The search for {to:deborah subject:report} will return messages either with deborah in their To: field or with subject field containing the word report.

• You can use the NOT argument to exclude specific search results or negate both searched term or keyword by placing the minus/dash symbol - before them. Both from:-john and -from:john will exclude messages with john as the sender from the search result and it can be combined with other keywords.

The eM Client search feature automatically treats your searched term as start of the word. It also supports wildcard via the * (asterisk) symbol to replace characters so you can search for middle or end parts of a word. This only works inside the email header, such as the sender or subject, but can be useful if you only remember part of the company name or other detail from the message.

Search keywords overview

Mail

Calendar

Contacts

Tasks

Attachments

Notes

Chat

You can currently use the search in chat for Slack, MS Teams and Rocket.Chat.

* The accepted date format options are:

• DD monthName YYYY

• monthName DD YYYY

• MM.DD.YYYY

• MM-DD-YYYY

• MM/DD/YYYY

• YYYY/MM/DD

• YYYY-MM-DD

Further options might depend on your system's time format settings.