In addition to messages falling into conversation trees, they can also be starred for easy access to them in the future. For instance, email messages that contain your user names and passwords to sites could all be starred. This would enable you to click one button in the future to pull up the list of starred messages. Every message has a blank blue star next to the sender’s name or email address. A single click turns the blue star yellow and makes the message a starred conversation. _tn.jpg)
The yellow star next to a message allows you to find it quickly in the future. On the left sidebar, you can filter emails by those you starred. For quick access to important messages, starring them is the answer. Of courses, we are speaking of Google’s webmail program. The obvious way to find an important message would be to search for it. And Gmail’s search feature delivers. _tn.jpg)
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Search through Gmail Messages Google implemented a simple search bar into the Gmail service. You can search for any term just as you would on Google’s web search page. The search bar appears to the right of the Gmail logo on the main page. Type in a search term and review the results from every area of your mail, including the Trash folder. In the results, an entry in a slightly lighter shade of gray means the message has been deleted, but can be retrieved from the Trash folder. Yes, that’s right! Gmail does not permanently delete messages on its own. With the virtually limitless space, you can feel assured a mistakenly deleted message will still be there in a week. However, spam messages cycle out of existence within a month’s time. Their departure, while deemed appropriate, may be a misfortune if an important one slipped through the filter. However, through use, important messages rarely find their way into the Gmail spam folder, unless for a laugh your friend emails you a Viagra message. _tn.jpg)
The search results come wrapped in the green border as shown above. I searched for the term AdSense, and was returned the AdSense welcome message from Google. The robust nature of the search eliminates traipsing through old messages to find a single nugget of information. The search can locate phrases or single words throughout the body or subject of an email. However, it does not access the spam folder, but that folder can be searched by clicking the spam message link to the folder on the left sidebar, then performing a search. |