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Note: The Advanced Mode option is not available if you use the Indexing feature. |
When the Find View is in the advanced mode, it provides a greater search flexibility as compared to the standard mode. The advanced mode allows you to compose sophisticated search queries using more search conditions and their combinations and look for specific values in a multitude of message, attachment, and folder fields.
To create and run a search query in the advanced mode
To search particular mailboxes and folders, expand the source storage nodes and select the check boxes next to the mailboxes and folders you want to search.
To exclude subfolders from your search, clear the Search subfolders check box.
To register a new storage, click Add New Storage. For more information, see Add Storage Wizard.
Table 21: Advanced mode buttons
Element | Description |
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Add Criterion |
Adds a new criterion for mailboxes, attachments, folders, or messages to your search query. Each criterion can include multiple criterion rows. |
Remove | Deletes the current criterion or criterion row from your search query. |
Up Arrow | Moves the current criterion or criterion row up. |
Down Arrow | Moves the current criterion or criterion row down. |
() | Adds or removes parentheses. You can use parentheses to group different criteria. See the example that follows this procedure. |
Table 22: Criterion row buttons
Element | Description |
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Field |
Click to select the field you want to search for a specific value. |
Condition | Click to select the search condition you want to use |
Value | If appropriate, specify the value you want to include in or exclude from your search. |
And/Or |
Click to select And if the returned result must meet the current and the next criterion. Click to select Or if the returned result must either meet the current or the next criterion. |
In the advanced mode, you can use parentheses to group criterion rows and insert specific search operators between these groups, as shown in the following example:
In this example, the Or operator in the And/Or column divides two groups of criteria. As a result, the search query looks for messages whose
The following table describes available search operators and the Find View elements where you can use these operators. This search syntax is only applicable when the Find View is not configured to use regular expressions.
Table 23: Search operators
Operator | Description | Example | Supported in boxes (standard mode) |
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space character | Finds items containing all keywords that are separated by a space in your query. |
good bad ugly Finds items containing all these keywords: good bad ugly |
Find words
Sent from Sent to Folder names Message class (only when Custom is selected from the list) Categories Conversation Attachment names Mailbox names Home server names |
, (comma) | Finds items containing any or all keywords that are separated by a comma or a semicolon in your query. |
light , darkness Finds items containing at least one of these keywords: light darkness | |
; (semicolon) |
light ; darkness ; dusk Finds items containing at least one of these keywords: light darkness dusk | ||
" " (straight quotation marks) |
Finds items containing the exact text you entered between straight quotation marks. NOTE: Space character, comma, semicolon, and angle brackets do not act as search operators if surrounded by straight quotation marks. |
"blue, yellow; gray" Finds items containing this exact text: blue, yellow; gray
"<a note from reviewer>" Finds items containing this exact text: <a note from reviewer> |
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\ (backslash) | Acts as an escape character for these search operators: \ (backslash) " (double quotation mark) |
\\ Finds items containing a backslash.
\" Finds items containing a double quotation mark. |
Find words
Sent from Sent to Folder names Message class (only when Custom is selected from the list) Categories Conversation Attachment names Mailbox names Home server names
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() (parentheses) | Groups your keywords, so you can find items that include one or more keywords from each group. |
(truth , luck , wealth) (lie , misfortune , poverty) Finds items containing at least one keyword from each of these groups:
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* (asterisk) | Acts as a wildcard symbol for any number of any characters. |
*ear Finds items containing words that finish with ear, such as appear, disappear, or ear.
co*
Finds items containing words that start with co, such as co, company, cod, or code. | |
? (question mark) | Acts as a wildcard symbol for any one character. |
?oat Finds items containing words that start with any one character and finish with oat, such as goat or boat. |
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~ (tilde) |
start ~ finish Finds items containing the words start and finish separated by less than 5 (0 to 4) other words in any direction.
start ~2 finish Finds items containing the words start and finish separated by less than 2 (0 to 1) other words in any direction.
start ~+10 finish Finds items containing the words start and finish, where finish is ahead of start by less than 10 (0 to 9) other words.
start ~-7 finish Finds items containing the words start and finish, where finish is behind start by less than 7 (0 to 6) other words. |
Find words
Sent from Sent to Folder names Message class (only when Custom is selected from the list) Categories Conversation Attachment names Mailbox names Home server names | |
^ (caret) | Finds items where a field value starts with the keyword you entered after the caret. |
^first Finds items where a field value starts with the word first.
^123 Finds items where a field value starts with the number 123. |
Folder names Message class Attachment names Mailbox names Home server names |
< > (angle brackets) |
Finds items where a field value contains no other text except the one you entered between angle brackets. This operator is not supported in the Find words text box when you search for attachments. |
<this is spam> Finds items where a field value contains no other text except this is spam. |
Find words (except when searching for attachments) Message class (only when Custom is selected from the list) Conversation Home server names |
This section provides some examples of complex search queries you may want to use as patterns to compose your own queries.
Table 24: Examples of complex search queries
Example (text in the find words box) | Description |
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"Go to \\\\Server\\Folder\\" | Finds items containing this exact text: Go to \\Server\Folder\ |
"Open file \"C:\\Folder\\File.txt\"" | Finds items containing this exact text: Open file "C:\Folder\File.txt" |
When your search completes, the Search results list displays messages, attachments, or folders that match your search criteria. If you do not specify any search parameters, the Search results list includes all messages, attachments, or folders found in the selected source storages, mailboxes, or folders.
To view a message or attachment from the list, double-click that message (you must have Microsoft Outlook installed and configured as your default email client) or attachment.
You can click Select All and Restore to restore all messages, attachments, or folders from the Search results list.
To perform a selective restore, you can select the check boxes next to the messages, attachments, or folders you want to restore, and then click Restore. Follow the instructions in the wizard that starts to complete the restore operation.
You can also save and load search results along with search parameters. For more information, see Saving and loading search results below.
You can save your current search results in a file and load search results from the file where they were saved. Recovery Manager for Exchange can store search results in the following formats:
To save your current search results
To load search results
You can save your current search parameters in a file and load search parameters from the file where they were saved.Recovery Manager for Exchange can store search parameters in the following formats:
To save your current search parameters
You can also save current search parameters along with returned search results. For more information, see Saving and loading search results subsection in Search results.
To load search parameters
You can also load previously saved search parameters along with returned search results. For more information, see Saving and loading search results subsection in Search results.
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