Add an OR (must be capitalized!) and you’ll change the logic of your search, allowing you to search for all messages from me or my buddy Dan: from:taylor OR from:dan. You can also use some of the standard Google search modifiers too. Want to find all messages from me that mention blogging? Try from:taylor subject:blog. For example, want to find a message from me? Look for from:taylor in your Gmail archive. The easiest search predicates to learn for Gmail are from:, to: and subject. It’s like the powerful site: predicate in the regular Google search system (and you know about that, right?)
I did some digging around and was rather pleased to find out that the Gmail search system has lots and lots of what we search engine folk call predicates, specific tags you can apply to a word so that it matches a specific type of data. Glad you’re enjoying Gmail! If anyone wants an invite to get a Gmail account of their own, please read my article on how to get a Gmail account.
