This article covers searching for emails via email properties (metadata) using the quick search bar. For more complex searches, use the Advanced Search capabilities for email searches.
GoldFynch has special search capabilities for email metadata fields that can be accessed as you directly type into the search bar. These filters are activated by the ':' (colon) character. As you type, the search bar will offer suggestions that you can choose from, so give it a second to populate and fill out the dropdown (like the images below.)
Note: The email metadata fields that will trigger an email quick search from the search bar are:
- subject
- to
- from
- sent
- cc
- bcc
Using the filters to search for emails from a particular email address
For example, if you want to search for emails from the address demo@goldfynch.com from the search bar
- Enter "from: demo@goldfynch.com" in the search bar
- GoldFynch goes through each email's metadata and produces a list of all files that have the email address entered against the 'from' field.
Once the search results are listed you can further narrow down your results by using the filter options present in the right panel. Click here to learn how you can filter and sort through your search results.
Similarly, to search for emails sent to a particular address you can use the 'to:' filter. The 'cc:' and 'bcc:' filters can be used to search for emails that have been cc'd and bcc'd to a particular email address.
Using the 'subject:' filter to find emails based on the 'subject' field
To run a search for all emails that have the word "meeting" in their subject line:
- Enter "subject: meeting" in the search bar
- Goldfynch will retrieve all emails that contain the word meeting in the subject