{"id":136,"date":"2009-05-30T14:30:48","date_gmt":"2009-05-30T21:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/gmail\/?p=136"},"modified":"2010-04-04T15:07:18","modified_gmt":"2010-04-04T22:07:18","slug":"improved-search","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chuckchat.com\/gmail\/?p=136","title":{"rendered":"Improved Search"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This episode is brought to you b<a title=\"GotoMyPC\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gotomypc.com\/techpodcasts\" target=\"_blank\">y GotoMyPC.com<\/a>. Try it <strong>free<\/strong> for 30 days!<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s face it, few of us take full advantage of the full power of the Gmail search feature. We look for a keyword or email address and perhaps we add \u201chas:attachment\u201d if we know the message included a picture or something. If done properly, the search would look like \u201cchuck.tomasi@gmail.com filename:(jpg OR png)\u201d. I\u2019m sorry, that\u2019s a little too geeky.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, Gmail Labs includes a feature that can speed up and simplify the search process. It\u2019s called \u201cSearch Autocomplete\u201d. Turn it on by going to Labs under Gmail settings. Now as you type in the search box, Gmail will provide suggestions as you type. The nice thing about this is Gmail also provides the \u201cgeeky\u201d way of doing the search.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s take the example above. I start typing \u201cChuck Tomasi\u201d and Gmail provides my address. Now I just type \u201cphotos\u201d or \u201cpictures\u201d, select \u201chas photos\u201d from the drop down list and the search query automatically inserts (filename:(jpg OR png)). Similarly, you can type in the word \u201cattachment\u201d and Search Autocomplete will list the most common attachment types for you.<\/p>\n<p>Gmail includes the geeky query for you so you can tweak it as necessary. Say you want to include GIF image types to your photo search. Just manually change it to \u201cfilename:(jpg OR png OR gif)\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Personally, I think Search Autocomplete should be on by default because it really cleans up the search process. You\u2019ll save so much time you can send me a note writing a quick review for this podcast on the iTunes Music Store.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5507\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-136-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/gmail\/media\/Gmail-Improved-Search.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/gmail\/media\/Gmail-Improved-Search.mp3\">https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/gmail\/media\/Gmail-Improved-Search.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/gmail\/media\/Gmail-Improved-Search.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/chuckchat.com\/gmail\/?powerpress_pinw=136-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/gmail\/media\/Gmail-Improved-Search.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Gmail-Improved-Search.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This episode is brought to you by GotoMyPC.com. 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