Of course, this is very consistent with the Mac OS in general; I just didn't realize it was an option in Maill.
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I've always been annoyed that Mail.app only allows you to search the current folder or all folders. Until today, that is, when I figured out you can select a specific set of multiple folders with the command key. The search box automatically will switch to "search selected folders."
Of course, this is very consistent with the Mac OS in general; I just didn't realize it was an option in Maill.
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Search selected folders in Mail.app
I believe you can also do the same by selecting multiple folders with shift click, and then the search will look at all the selected folders. Shift click is common for selecting multiple items and it seems the command key in mail is doing the same thing as shift.
Search selected folders in Mail.app
Thanks for pointing that out! In the past, I ran several searches because I saw no way to choose which folders, among many, I wanted to search.
Search selected folders in Mail.app
Best Mail.app trick of the year... so far. Thanks a lot!
(shift click is good for continious selection, command click if one needs to skip folders inbetween.)
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Search selected folders in Mail.app
"Shift click is common for selecting multiple items and it seems the command key in mail is doing the same thing as shift."
Search selected folders in Mail.app
I should've sent in a tip months ago, when I figured this out. I thought people already knew about this feature though. I can't wait for tiger, when mail will have smart folders, and search of all folders using spotlight, so that this sort of nonsense won't be necessary. |
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