GMAIL FILTERING

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"" (quotes):
Format: "keyword"
Example: "meeting agenda"
Result: Return only emails with the exact
quoted keyword(s).)

subject:
Format: subject:keyword
Example: subject:Google Alert
Result: Return emails with keyword(s) in
titles.

from:
Format: from:<name>
Example: from:hongkiat
(Return emails received from a specific
user, but not the email address.)

Format: from:<email@url.com>
Example: from:hongkiat@email.com
Result: Return emails received from a
specific email address.

to:
Format: to:<name>
Example: to:hongkiat
Result: Return emails sent to a specific
user, but not the email address.

Format: to:<email@address.com>
Example: to:hongkiat@email.com
Result: Return emails sent to a specific
email address.

in:
Format: in:< label name/inbox/trash/ >
Example: in:trash
Result: Return emails stored in a specific
location. If you are looking for emails that
you have no clue where it is, use
in:anywhere.

is:
Format: is:<starred/unread/read/chat>
Example: is:unread
Result: Return emails with a specific
status. E.g, Starred, unread, read emails or
even Gtalk chat logs.

cc: & bcc:

Format: cc:<name> -orcc:<email@address.com>

Format: has:attachment .pdf

Example: cc:hongkiat -orcc:hongkiat@email.com
Result: Return emails carbon copied to a
user or specific email address.

Format: bcc:<name> -orcc:<email@address.com>

Example: bcc:hongkiat -orcc:hongkiat@email.com
Result: Return emails blind carbon copied
to a user or specific email address.

Before: & after:

Format: before:<yyyy/mm/dd>
Example: before:2010/07/01
Result: Return emails before a specific
date.

Format: after:<yyyy/mm/dd>
before:<yyyy/mm/dd>
Example: after:2010/06/01
before:2010/07/01
Result: Return emails after in range of or
after specific date.

Example: has:attachment .pdf

Result: A specific general search for
emails with .pdf attachments. Return emails
only with pdf attachments.

Format: has:attachment .jpg | .jpeg |

.png | .gif | .tiff | .tif
Result: Filters all IMAGE attachments

Format: has:attachment .mp3 | .wav |

.wma | .aiff | .flac | .ogg | .gsm | .dct | .au |
.vox | .aac | .ra | .ram | .dss | .msv | .dvf |
.atrac | .mid | .ape
Result: Filters all AUDIO attachments

Format: has:attachment .mp4 | .mov |

.mng | .wmv | .avi | .webm | .mkv | .flv | .vob
| .ogv | .drc | .gifv | .mng | .qt | .yuv | .asf |
.m4p | .mpg | .mpeg | .m2v | .m4v | .3gp |
.flv
Result: Filters all VIDEO attachments

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COMBINING OPERATORS
Here are some operators that allows you to
yeild more specific and accurate results.

Format: older_than:1d
Result: Filters all email older than 1 DAY

Format: older_than:1y
Result: Filters all email older than 1
YEAR

label:
Format: label:<label name>
Example: label:Comments
Result: Return emails with a specific
label.

filename:
Format: filename:<filenameformat>
Example: filename:presentation.pdf
Result: Return emails with the exact
filename attached.

Format: filename:<format>
Example: filename:pdf
Result: Return emails that have the same
file type attached.

has:attachment
Format: has:attachment
Example: from:hongkiat has:attachment
Result: A more general search for emails
with attachments. Return emails with
attachments, regardless of file type and
format.

"-"
Format: operator:value -operator:value
Example: has:attachment -filename:zip
Result: Return emails with attachements,
filtering away those with .zip attachments.

"OR"
Format: operator:value -oroperator:value
Example: from:a@email.com -orfrom:b@email.com
Result: Return emails received from either
user(s).

"AND"
Format: operator:value AND
operator:value
Example: from:hongkiat@email.com AND
has:attachment
Result: Return only emails received from
a specific email that has an attachment.

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MORE EXAMPLES
The possibility of manipulating these
operators are quite limitless. Here are some
of the combination of search queries use
frequently or find useful.
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Example: in:inbox label:facebook

is:unread
Result: Search for all unread
emails labeled facebook inside
inbox.
Example: in:anywhere from:peter
Result: Search for all emails
regardless where its stored
(spam, inbox, trash) received
from anyone with the name
Peter.
Example: is:unread
after:2010/06/01
before:2010/07/01
Result: Search for all unread
mails for the month of June.
Example: from:
peter@emailadress.com
has:attachment
Result: Return all emails with
attachments sent by
peter@emailadress.com
Example: in:inbox "meeting"
Result: Search inbox for any
emails with the keyword
"meeting" in it.
Example:
from:peter@emailaddress.com
has:attachment filename:zip
Result: Return only emails
received from
peter@emailaddress.com with
.zip attachments.
Example: "facebook" from:@facebookmail.com
Result: Return all emails with the
keyword "facebook", excluding
those sent by facebook.com
Example: to:peter OR cc:peter
Result: Return all emails sent to
or carbon copied Peter.
Example: label:google OR
from:@google.com
Result: Return all emails received
from google.com or labeled
"google".

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WHERE TO CREATE FILTERS

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

By selecting individual emails:

Search Google for:

gmail filters
gmail operators
filter gmail
best gmail filters
lifehacker.com/5993667/show-us-your-gmail-filter

googleguide.com/advanced_operators_reference.html

PDF Function Guides for Google:

googleguide.com/print/adv_op_ref.pdf
googleguide.com/print/calc_ref.pdf
analytics.ncsu.edu/sesug/2014/PSA-05.pdf

By going into settings:

10. Example: "meeting" is:chat

Result: Return all chat log files

with keyword "meeting" in it.

Inside Emails: