Search
You can use search to find documents, text in a document, applications, and people. You can also set search preferences for type of search query syntax and scope of search.
- Getting started with Search
  You can search from Notes to find documents, document text, applications, and people.
- Search quick reference
  This quick reference card is a list of instructions for common tasks and shortcuts for Notes search, which you can print and keep at your desk for easy reference.
- Working with Search
  Learn to use correct search syntax, and perform searches of your calendar, contacts, other applications, and the internet, all from within Notes.
  - Which type of search syntax should I use?
    By default, Search employs a web-style syntax; that is, if you enter several words to search on, the documents returned in the result set will contain those words, but not necessarily in the order specified in the Search field. It is equivalent to using an AND operator between each word in the search query. If you prefer Notes-style syntax, you can change it.
  - How can I save and reuse a More search query?
    When using the More section of search, you can set up and save a private search query and use it later if you have Reader access to the application and the option Create Personal Agents is enabled for you in the ACL. This is useful if you want to perform the same search again later.
  - How can I search my Mail?
    If you want to find items in your Inbox, you can use some specific Find features, as noted below.
  - How can I search my Calendar?
    If you want to find items in your calendar, you can search your calendar in much the same way you search for documents in any application.
  - How can I search the Internet from within Notes®
    You can perform a search on an Internet search website (search engine) from within Notes®.
  - How can I find contacts or Internet email addresses?
    You can search your Contacts (Notes® application directories on Domino® servers), or Internet directories for contact names or Internet email addresses. Once you find a contact name (except for in an Internet directory), you can view detailed information about the contact, and add it to your Contacts list.
  - How can I use the Search Site application?
    Search Site is a feature from a previous release of Notes® that your organization may use instead of Domain Search, if your administrator has not yet set up Domain Search. You can use a search site application to search for documents containing specified text in multiple applications defined by the administrator of the search site application.
  - How can I search HCL Connections?
    HCL Connections is social networking software for the workplace. Search Activities and other Connections features for a name, word, or phrase that you specify.
- Advanced Search topics
  Learn more about the Search capabilities of Notes.

How can I search my Mail?

If you want to find items in your Inbox, you can use some specific Find features, as noted below.

About this task

Easily find information in Mail, Calendar, teamrooms, or any other view in Notes. Select which column to search (which also sorts automatically by that column), and if you're searching for a name, type-ahead will help you quickly find that name.
Find dialog with type-ahead

To use this feature, start typing in any view (or click Ctrl + F), and a dialog will appear, where you can choose which column to search, and continue typing the information you'd like to find.
Find dialog showing Date column for Find In parameter

Find dialog showing Date column for Find In parameter

You can choose to search in any column in that view, or choose Any column to search in all columns.

In views with no columns, such as the One Week, or One month view in Calendar, you can choose to search just that view or search in the entire application. For example, if you're looking at the monthly view of April, select This view to just search the month of April, or select All to search the entire Calendar.