Q: How do I use Apple Mail search in Lion and Mountain Lion?
Context
- The search works very differently from the previous version of Mail.
- Need more explanation of how search is working.
Answer
- Found a good article that explains the new search functionality in more detail: http://www.maclife.com/article/howtos/how_use_search_tokens_lion_mail
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comments.show.hideAug 24, 2011
Barbara Johnson
Was getting frustrated by different search results between previous version of Mail and the new one with Lion. Lion did not seem to be finding everything I expected.
I needed to rebuild the mailbox. (Highlight mailbox. Select Mailbox > Rebuild)
Found a related Apple Support thread https://discussions.apple.com/message/15690056#15690056