Email, Messaging, & Video Calls Email How to Search for Messages in Yahoo Mail Find messages in Yahoo Mail with search filters and operators By Heinz Tschabitscher Writer A former freelance contributor who has reviewed hundreds of email programs and services since 1997. our editorial process Heinz Tschabitscher Updated January 02, 2020 Email Yahoo! Mail Gmail Tweet Share Email Yahoo Mail has a built-in search engine that finds specific messages in your account. Learn how to use Yahoo Mail search filters and operators to track down important emails. Instructions in this article apply to the standard web version of Yahoo Mail, but Yahoo Mail Basic and the Yahoo Mail mobile app also support search operators. How to Find Messages in Yahoo Mail To find messages in Yahoo Mail, go to the search box at the top of the page, enter your query, then select the magnifying glass. Enter the name of a contact to see all messages from that address, or enter a keyword for a broader search. To search for an exact word or phrase, surround the search terms with quotations marks ("). How to Use Yahoo Mail Search Filters To narrow your search, select the Search drop-down arrow (it's located next to the magnifying glass) to reveal a list of search filters. Then, choose to either search within individual folders, find messages received within a certain time frame, or only return messages with attachments. Yahoo Mail Search Operators In addition to filters, you can include special operators to narrow your search: Search Operator Use Example from: Search for email addresses and names in the From field. from:Rob subject: Search for words or phrases in the Subject line. subject:Lifewire to:, cc:, bcc: Search for words in the To, Cc, and Bcc fields. to:Jimmy has:attachment Include only messages that contain attachments. has:attachment has:image Include only messages that include images. has:image before: Include only messages with a date before and not including the given date (specified as YYYY/MM/DD). before:2019/06/06 after: Include only messages with a date after the given date (specified as YYYY/MM/DD). after:2019/06/06 Combining Yahoo Mail Search Terms and Operators You can combine search terms and operators. For example, to search for all mail from Rob that has "Lifewire" in the subject line, use the following syntax: from:Rob subject:Lifewire Separate multiple search terms, phrases, and operators with a blank space.