Apple Mail Search Hint

Questions & Suggestions
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This is just a quick Apple Mail Tip.

Just adding here in case it might help in some KM macro programming...

In Apple Mail, usually I just type a few words in the search box, and that will find what I need.

For example : Some search text

and then I choose the sub category = “subject contains:”

The results set did include extra emails that did not exactly Match my text request.

So to effectivley change the request from "subject contains" to "subject equals", I simply enclosed the search text in quotes like:

“Some search text”

And it seems that created an exact match (the same way it does when searching at Google)

Just in case this is helpful.

Dave

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This will do "subject contains Some or search or text" while, as you've found, wrapping the string in double-quotes will do "subject contains Some search text".

You can save yourself a click by typing subject:"Some search text" and hitting Return to do the same thing, or from:nige_s@example.com to find emails I sent from that address, etc.

Or maybe you want to find that email from me where I thanked you for this Mail tip? Use a boolean in the search: from:nige_s@example.com AND subject:Thanks

You can find more search examples at Search for emails in Mail on Mac – Apple Support (UK)

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Thanks for these great tips.