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> # Finding Messages in NetMail

> You can search for required messages using the Find... command in the Messages menu. The Find In Current Folder dialog that appears has three tabs with various search options as follows:

> Table 1 Find In Current Folder dialog

> Tab | Field | Description
> --- | --- | ---
> Text & Status | Find text | Searches for messages based on a word or text string specified in this field. It is not case sensitive.
> | Search in | Specifies the part of the message in which to search for the text string specified in the Find text field. Choose from Subject and Body, Subject Only and Body Only. All the messages in the current folder are searched.
> | Message Status | Specifies that the search be carried out only in messages with the selected status. Choose from Any, New, Seen, Reply, Unread, Deleted. For example, if you choose Seen, the search will be carried out only in messages with the status as Seen.
> Address | To contains Cc contains From contains | Searches for messages based on information contained in the message header. You can search for messages based on the information in the To, Cc, and From fields.
> Date & Size | Find messages | Searches for messages based on their received date or sent date. You can select Before, After, or On to widen or narrow the scope of your search. Type the date in the dd-mmm-yy format. For example, you can enter 10-Oct-97 or 10-oct-97. The month is not case sensitive.
> | Size is | Specifies the size of the message to be searched in bytes, whether the message is larger than the specified bytes or smaller than the specified bytes.

> Note | You can search for a message only in the current folder. If you need to search in other folders, you need to select each folder individually and then run the Find operation.

> The Search criteria from all the three tabs are combined. For example, if you enter text on the first tab and message size on the third tab, the message that is found must meet both search criteria.

> After you choose Find, the first message that is found is highlighted in the main window. The status window displays the number of messages that match the search criteria. To move to the next message that matches the criteria click Find Next.

> To view only found messages, click Found under the View option in the Messages menu.

> If no messages are found, the status window displays a message stating that no messages were found.

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