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You can search for messages on your BlackBerry smartphone. You might also be able to search for messages in
the email application on your computer or in another associated email account if your email account uses the
BlackBerry Internet Service or a BlackBerry Enterprise Server that supports this feature.
On the home screen, click the Messages icon.
• To search for messages based on the subject, highlight a message. Press the key > Search by >
Subject.
• To search for messages based on the sender, highlight a message. Press the key > Search by >
Sender.
• To perform an advanced search, press the key > Search by > Advanced. Specify the search criteria.
To save the search criteria, press the key > Save. Click Search.
• To search for messages using the criteria from your last advanced search, press the key > Search by
> Advanced. Press the key > Last.
Note: If you search for messages, your smartphone doesn't search attachments.
To stop a search, press the key.
Message search criteria
Field Description
Search Messages Specify whether you search for messages that are on your
BlackBerry smartphone or for messages that are in an email
application on your computer.
Name Specify one or more contacts or email addresses that your
smartphone should search for in messages. To widen the
search, you can also specify part of a name.
Appears in Change the type of address field that your smartphone
should search in for the name or email address.
Subject Specify one or more words that your smartphone should
search for in the subject of messages.
Message Specify one or more words that your smartphone should
search for in the body of messages.
Include Encrypted Messages Specify whether your smartphone searches encrypted
messages, plain text messages, and digitally signed
messages.
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