Search

About search

Search the messages list

Search the handheld

About search

You can search the messages list using criteria that you set and save those searches for future use. You can also search for contacts or search for all messages containing the same subject.

You can also search the handheld to find content across all programs. With the global search, files which appear in the search results can be used just as they would in the original program. For example, you can manage email messages in your search results the same way that you would in the messages list.

Search the messages list

1.In the messages list, click the trackwheel.

2.Click Search.

3.Set the search criteria.

4.Click the trackwheel.

5.Click Save.

6.Add a name and a shortcut key for your search.

7.Click the trackwheel.

8.Click Save.

Note:

You can search without saving the details for the search. After you set the criteria, click the trackwheel. Click Search.

Related topics

Use saved searches

Search for a specific contact

Search for a subject

Use saved searches

To view your saved searches, in the messages list, click the trackwheel. Click Search. Click the trackwheel. Click Recall.

Click a search. Perform one of the following actions:

View

Edit

Delete

To view the terms of your last search quickly, in the list of searches, click the trackwheel. Click Last.

Search for a specific contact

To search for all messages from a specific sender, click the message. Click Search Sender.

To search for all messages to a specific recipient, click the message. Click Search Recipient.

Search for a subject

To search for all messages with the same subject, click a message. Click Search Subject.

Search the handheld

1.In the search program, type text in the Text field to search the records on your handheld.

2.In the Name field, type text to search using the names of contacts in your address book, calendar, or messages list.

3.Select the check boxes for the programs to search.

4.Click Search.

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BlackBerry specifications

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