How to Find All Mail From a Sender in Yahoo Mail

This article explains how to sort Yahoo Mail by sender when you want to see all messages from a specific person. Instructions in this article apply to the web versions of Yahoo Mail as well as the Yahoo Mail mobile app for iOS and Android.

How to Find Messages From a Sender in Yahoo Mail

To search for all messages from a contact by name in Yahoo Mail:

1. Find a message from the contact in your inbox or another folder.

2. Hover the mouse cursor over the sender's name.

3. Select the magnifying glass that appears next to the sender's name. All messages from the selected sender appear in a list.

How to Search for Messages From an Open Email

You can also find a sender's other messages from an open email:

1. Open an email from the contact in Yahoo Mail.

2. Hover the mouse cursor over the email address in the message header.

3. Select the magnifying glass in the pop-up window that appears.

Find All Mail From a Sender in Yahoo Mail Basic

To search for messages from a specific sender in Yahoo Mail Basic:

1. Open a message from the sender in Yahoo Mail Basic.

2. Highlight the email address in the From field, then press Ctrl+C (for Windows and Linux) or Command+C (for Mac) to copy the text.

3. Go to the search box, then press Ctrl+V (for Windows and Linux) or Command+V (for Mac) to paste the address.

4. Select Search Mail.

Sort Mail by Sender in the Yahoo Mobile App

You can sort emails by sender in the mobile app for iOS and Android:

1. Tap the search box at the top of the app window.

2. Select People.

3. Select a contact to see all messages from that email address.