Sometimes we are searching for a particular file in Gmail and it becomes a very tedious work to search it from the number of attachments in our mail box.
The Gmail's New filename search operator allows you to search for attachments by name or filetype.
Isn't it Awesome to Find all word documents or Archive just with one click or if you know the attachment's name the it becomes more easier.
How it works:
for Example I want to search all resume name documents or attachments in my Inbox or Sent Items.
I will Search for
"filename:resume"
The Gmail's New filename search operator allows you to search for attachments by name or filetype.
Isn't it Awesome to Find all word documents or Archive just with one click or if you know the attachment's name the it becomes more easier.
How it works:
- filename: <name of File to search>
- filename: <filetype>
for Example I want to search all resume name documents or attachments in my Inbox or Sent Items.
I will Search for
"filename:resume"
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| Search Gmail messages by attachment Name using the “filename” operator |
If i want to find filename with specified filetype suppose PDF file then I will Search for
"filename: .pdf"
The filename operator is very useful in finding attachments with specific type or name.
There is also a "has:attachment" search parameter which searches all attachments in mail box.
you can also sort the documents by their size by using "size:[size in bytes]" .
Isn't the new Gmail feature awesome ,next time it will save your lot of time.
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"filename: .pdf"
 |
| Search Gmail messages by attachment Type using the “filename” operator |
The filename operator is very useful in finding attachments with specific type or name.
There is also a "has:attachment" search parameter which searches all attachments in mail box.
you can also sort the documents by their size by using "size:[size in bytes]" .
Isn't the new Gmail feature awesome ,next time it will save your lot of time.
If you like the article then don't forget to Share it.
Follow us on Twitter Insecuregeek
