Standard Search
Use the search interface to perform powerful search queries on archived information. To begin, simply type a matching keyword and click the Search button.
Search Query Ideas
| Objective | Example |
| Find matching emails whose recipients contain churchill@un.org | allrecipients:churchill@un.org |
| Find emails sent by obama@whitehouse.gov | allsenders:obama@whitehouse.gov |
| Search body of a message for a specific phrase | body:"in the future we will all drive flying cars" |
| Search for subject containing space and not the phrase "space invaders" | subject:space AND NOT subject:"space invaders" |
| Search inside attachments for one term or another | attachments:apple OR attachments:pear |
| Search for an email whose attachment name contains two specific terms | attachname:orange AND attachname:banana |
| Build complex search queries and using brackets ( ) for logical grouping | allrecipients:churchill@un.org AND (attachments:apple OR attachments:pear) AND NOT subject:spaceinvaders |
Refer to Query Syntax and Search Fields for comprehensive information on Архива's powerful query language.
Query Builder
Use the Query Builder to simply the process of constructing a query. To access the Query Builder and other search options, click the down arrow in the search box.
The use of the Query Builder is entirely optional and it has its limitations. For example, using the query builder, it is not possible to group terms using brackets.
Date Range
Select the after and before dates to choose a time period that is relevant to a particular search.
Language
Choose a language to use for search purposes. Using this feature, it is possible to search for documents indexed in other languages, even though the display language may be different. For example, the user interface may be in English, although using this feature, it is still possible to search for German documents.
Search Toolbar
The search toolbar enables one to perform functions such as printing emails, export emails to PDF, sending emails back to your email account. For a full description of the options available and how to use them, refer to Search Actions.