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<p>When you’re looking for a thread or message, Twist has a robust search to help you find what you need. Here’s how to use it.</p>
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<li>Open the search tab by clicking <strong>Search</strong> in the left-hand menu.</li>
<li>Type out what you’re looking for in the search bar and press enter.</li>
<li>You'll now see a list of results. You can filter your results by click <strong>Filter</strong> in the right-hand side of the search bar:
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<strong>Search in</strong> lets you select whether to search in threads, messages or both.</li>
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<strong>From</strong> limits your search to threads or messages from a specific member.</li>
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<strong>To</strong> limits your search to messages or threads that notify a specific member.</li>
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<strong>With thread title</strong> limits your search to threads with titles that include the keywords entered here.</li>
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<strong>In channel</strong> limits your search to threads in the channel that you select.</li>
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<strong>In direct message</strong> limits your search to a specific message.</li>
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<strong>Before</strong> limits your search to threads or messages before this date.</li>
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<strong>After</strong> limits your search to threads or messages after this date.</li>
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<li>Tap the <strong>magnifying glass icon</strong> at the top of the screen.</li>
<li>Type out what you’re looking for and press the <strong>magnifying glass icon</strong> on your keyboard.</li>
<li>(Optional) Use the options under your search field to choose whether you want to view <strong>All</strong> search results, or just <strong>Threads</strong> or <strong>Messages</strong>.</li>
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<li>Tap the <strong>magnifying glass icon</strong> at the top of the screen.</li>
<li>Enter your search query into the search field and tap <strong>search</strong> in your keyboard.</li>
<li>(Optional) Use the options under your search field to choose whether you want to view <strong>All</strong> search results, or just <strong>Threads</strong> or <strong>Messages</strong>.</li>
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<p>There are several queries you can use to narrow your search results when performing a search in Twist:</p>
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<div>Search <strong>title:"Coffee"</strong> to find threads or messages with the word <em>Coffee</em> in the title.</div>
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<div>Search <strong>in:threads</strong> or <strong>in:messages</strong> to specify whether you're looking for a thread or a message.</div>
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<div>Search <strong>from:Natalie</strong> to find messages or comments posted by Natalie.</div>
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<div>Search <strong>from:me</strong> to find messages or comments posted by you.</div>
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<div>Search <strong>to:Frankie</strong> to find comments or messages sent to Frankie.</div>
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<div>Search <strong>conversation:Coffee</strong> to find all group messages with the word <em>Coffee</em> in the title.</div>
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<div>Search <strong>channel:Coffee</strong> to find comments posted in the channel called <em>Coffee</em>.</div>
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<div>Search <strong>before:"2017/05/20"</strong> to find comments or messages posted before this date, or search <strong>after:"2017/05/10" </strong>to find comments or messages posted after this date.</div>
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<p>You can also combine queries when performing a search. As an example, if you want to view all posts Natalie has made in threads, you can search <strong>from:Natalie in:threads</strong>.</p>
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How to search in Twist