How to Find Anything in Your Gmail

1. from: OR to:

Use these shortcuts to specify where emails are coming from and going to. Just make sure there’s no space after the colon.
Example: from:peggy olson
Yield: Messages from Peggy Olson, which Don will likely ignore.

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Once you’ve used Gmail for awhile, hunting down a particular email can seem like a gnarly round of Where’s Waldo? — you know what you’re looking for, but finding it is another story entirely.

Labels and stars can sometimes do the trick; other times, you need something a little more, well, advanced. That’s where Gmail‘s advanced search options come in. Check out these 10 tips for advanced Gmail search functions that’ll make hounding old emails a breeze. Mad Men fans, keep a look out for example searches that would come in handy at a modern-day Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce.

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(You can also opt to click the small gray arrow on the right side of the search box for a drop-down list of ways to refine your search.)

SEE ALSO: 10 Keyboard Shortcuts for Gmail Power Users

Do you have any Gmail tips? Share your know-how in the comments below.

This story originally published on Mashable here.

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