iCloud User Guide
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Search, filter, and flag email in Mail on iCloud.com
There are many ways you can locate emails in Mail on iCloud.com. You can search and filter mail in a mailbox or folder. You can also flag important emails.
Search for emails
You can search all emails within a mailbox or folder.
Go to icloud.com/mail, then sign in to your Apple Account (if necessary).
Select the folder you want to search in the Mailboxes list.
Tap
or click in the search field above the email list, then type the text you want to find.
You can do any of the following:
Search within a field: After you type a term, choose a suggestion below the search field, such as “Sender contains” or “Subject contains.”
Enter multiple search terms: Type a term, tap or press Return or Enter, then type another term.
Search unread emails: Start typing the word “unread,” then choose the “Message is unread” suggestion.
Search for email from a particular time period: Start typing a date or time period, such as “2022” or “last week,” then choose a date suggestion.
When the search field is empty, you see a list of previous searches.
To exit the search and see all your emails again, delete the text in the search field or select Cancel.
Filter email
Go to icloud.com/mail, then sign in to your Apple Account (if necessary).
Select the folder you want to filter in the Mailboxes list.
Tip: You can filter emails deleted by iCloud Mail Cleanup in the Trash folder.
Select
above the email list.
You can see the current filter next to “Filtered by.”
Do one of the following:
Change the filter: Select the current filter. In the pop-up menu, choose the filter or filters you want to use.
Stop filtering emails: Select
again.
You can also filter emails on the iCloud.com homepage. Select in the lower-right corner of the tile, turn it on, then select a filter.
Flag important emails
Flagged emails are displayed with a flag icon . You can filter emails in a folder to show only those that are flagged.
Go to icloud.com/mail, then sign in to your Apple Account (if necessary).
Select the email or emails you want to flag in your email list:
On a phone or tablet: Tap Edit at the top of the email list, then tap
next to the email or emails.
On a computer: Click the email. To select multiple emails, Command-click (on a Mac) or Control-click (on a Windows device) the emails.
Select Mark or
, then choose Flag.
Tip: You can also flag individual emails in a conversation. Select
in the bottom-right corner of the email, then choose Flag.
Tip: If you’re using a computer, you can also hold your pointer over an email in the email list, click , then choose Flag.