Search

 

Standard Search

 

Use the search interface to perform powerful search queries on archived information. To begin, simply type a matching keyword and click the Search button.

Search
 

 

Search Query Ideas

 

Objective Example
Find matching emails whose recipients contain churchill@un.org allrecipients:churchill@un.org
Find emails sent by obama@whitehouse.gov allsenders:obama@whitehouse.gov
Search body of a message for a specific phrase body:"in the future we will all drive flying cars"
Search for subject containing space and not the phrase "space invaders" subject:space NOT subject:"space invaders"
Search inside attachments for one term or another attachments:(apple OR pear)
Search for an email whose attachment name contains two specific terms attachname:(orange AND banana)
Build complex search queries and using brackets ( ) for logical grouping allrecipients:churchill@un.org AND attachments:(apple OR apear) NOT subject:spaceinvaders
Search for emails whose body contains credit card numbers body:(%visa% AND %mastercard% AND %amex%)
Search using regular expression all:/<6-9>{1}916?539?71?25/
Find encrypted emails %encrypted%
Find all emails to any domain not listed in the internal domains list (specified in Configuration->Domains)

to:%external%

Find all emails to any domain in the internal domains list (specified in Configuration->Domains)

to:%internal%

Find messages sent to self selfmessage:1

 

 

Refer to Query Syntax, Search Fields and Search Macros for comprehensive information on MailArchiva's powerful query language.


Query Builder

 

Use the Query Builder to simply the process of constructing a query. To access the Query Builder and other search options, click the down arrow in the search box.

Query Builder
 

The use of the Query Builder is entirely optional and it has its limitations. For example, using the query builder, it is not possible to group terms using brackets.

 

Date Range

 

Select the after and before dates to choose a time period that is relevant to a particular search.

 

Language

 

Choose a language to use for search purposes. Using this feature, it is possible to search for documents indexed in other languages,  even though the display language may be different. For example, the user interface may be in English, although using this feature, it is still possible to search for German documents.

 

Synonym Search

 

Check to match synonyms of search query keywords in the search results. For example, the query "all:dog", will match results whose fields contain the word "hound". MailArchiva uses the Wordnet database for synonym lookups.

 

Search Toolbar

 

 

The search toolbar enables one to perform functions such as printing emails, export emails to PDF, sending emails back to your email account. For a full description of the options available and how to use them,  refer to Search Actions.

 

Keyboard Shortcuts
 

Shortcuts follow standard desktop conventions and are optimized for fast navigation and bulk operations across large result sets.

 

Search Box

Key Action
Enter Run the search
Tab Jump to the first row in the results table
Shift+Tab Move focus to the Reset button (input-box area)
Alt+↓ Open the query builder panel and focus its first field
Alt+↑ Close the query builder panel
Escape Close the query builder (if open); otherwise reset/clear the search

 

Query Builder Panel

 

Key Action
Escape Close the query builder and return focus to the search box
Alt+↑ Close the query builder and return focus to the search box
Enter Execute the search (from any criteria input field)

Search Results Table

 

Key Action
↑ / ↓ Move to the previous / next result row and open it in the preview pane
Page Up / Page Down Scroll results up / down by one page
Home Jump to the first result row
End Jump to the last result row
Tab Move focus forward: preview-pane buttons (if visible), otherwise toolbar buttons
Shift+Tab Move focus back: search box (or tree pane if in folder view)
Enter Preview the selected message in the south pane; if already previewed, open it in a new tab
Ctrl/Cmd+Enter Open the selected message directly in a new tab (skips the preview pane)

Global Search Page

Key Action
F6 Focus the first result row
Ctrl+Page Down Cycle to the next tab
Ctrl+Page Up Cycle to the previous tab
] Cycle to the next tab (blocked when a text field has focus)
[ Cycle to the previous tab (blocked when a text field has focus)
Ctrl/Cmd+A Select all results
Ctrl/Cmd+D Deselect all results
Delete / Backspace Delete selected results (disabled when a message tab or preview pane is active)
↑ / ↓ Navigate rows (fires when the scroll body does not have focus)
T (Shift+T) Open the folder/tree pane and focus it
/ Jump to the search box
? Open the help panel
Home / End First / last result row (only on the results tab)
Page Up / Page Down Page through results (only on the results tab)

Toolbar Buttons

 

Key Action
Tab Move to the next toolbar button; wraps to the Reset button then #query
Shift+Tab Move to the previous toolbar button; wraps to preview-pane buttons (or first result row)

View Message Pane

Key Action
Escape Close the message tab (index ≥ 2) or close the preview pane; returns focus to the results table
Previous message
Next message
j / n Next message (Gmail / Thunderbird style)
k / p Previous message (Gmail / Thunderbird style)
Space Toggle the checkbox on the currently open message row
e Export / save the message
Ctrl/Cmd+S Export / save the message
s Send the message
d / Delete / Backspace Delete the message
t Open the thread view
T (Shift+T) Open the folder/tree pane and focus it
v View the message source
h Toggle extended headers
i Toggle message info panel

Note: Single-letter shortcuts in the message view (e, s, d, t, v, h, i, j, k, n, p) are blocked when a text input, textarea, or select element has focus. Modifier-key combos (Ctrl/Cmd/Alt+letter) are also excluded from the single-letter switch, preventing conflicts with browser or OS shortcuts.


Folder Tree Page

Key Action
Move to the next node (loads folder content automatically)
Move to the previous node
Expand a closed node; if already open, move into its first child
Collapse an open node; if already closed, move to the parent node
Enter Select the current node and load its folder content
Tab

Select the current node and move focus to the first row in the results table

 

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