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diff --git a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml index 71163e1975..ca4da49602 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml @@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> <title>Searching for Messages</title> <para> Most mail clients can search through your messages for you, - but <application>Evolution</application> does it faster. You + but <application>Evolution</application> does it faster. You can search through just the message subjects, just the message body, or both body and subject. </para> @@ -1015,8 +1015,40 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> When you've entered your search phrase, press <keycap>Enter</keycap>. <application>Evolution</application> will show your search results in the message list. + </para> + + <para> + If you think you'll want to return to a search again, you can + save it as a virtual folder by selecting <guilabel>Store + Search as Virtual Folder</guilabel>. + </para> + <para> + When you're done with the search, go back to seeing all your + messages by choosing <guimenuitem>Show All</guimenuitem> from + the <guilabel>Search</guilabel> drop-down box. If you're + sneaky, just enter a blank search: since every message has at + least one space in it, you'll see every message in the + folder. </para> + + <para> + If you'd like to perform a more complex search, open the + advanced search dialog by selecting + <guilabel>Advanced...</guilabel> from the + <guilabel>Search</guilabel> drop-down menu. Then, create your + search criteria (each with the same options you saw in the + regular search bar), and decide whether you want to find + messages that match all of them, or messages that match even + one. Then, click <guibutton>Search</guibutton> to go and find + those messages. + </para> + + <para> + You'll see a similar approach to sorting messages when you + create filters and virtual folders in the next few sections. + </para> + </sect2> <sect2 id="usage-mail-organize-filters"> @@ -1030,8 +1062,9 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> actions that may effect the same message in several ways. For example, your filters could put copies of one message into multiple folders, or keep a copy and send one to another - person as well. Which is to say, it's quite a bit more - flexible than an actual person with a pile of envelopes. + person as well, and it can do that in under a second. Which is + to say, it's faster and more flexible than an actual person + with a pile of envelopes. </para> <para> Most often, you'll want to have |