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It is common practice that email clients today have a search feature integrated into their functionality. This can be of great help if you want to find all the emails from one person or about a specific topic.<\/p>\n

Some email client\u2019s search function is quite robust and will allow you to tell the application not only what to search for but where to search for it:<\/p>\n

\"HordeSearch\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Other email clients, such as Mozilla Thunderbird, have a general search bar designed to search all your emails for any string of words:<\/p>\n

\"searchthunderbird\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Search functionality is a great feature to help you find specific emails quickly without having to look through every email. \u00a0<\/p>\n

If you missed our previous article, please see the Setting up Email Filters<\/a> tutorial. For more information on this course please visit Organizing your Email<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It is common practice that email clients today have a search feature integrated into their functionality. This can be of great help if you want to find all the emails from one person or about a specific topic. 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