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Advance Search Operators In Google Wave

by Arpit Kumar on 30 October 2009


Google Wave is the next big thing on web. It offers some great functionalities to communicate and collaborate. Thankfully, Wave supports some really powerful search operators which make your task easier.

Save Search In Google Wave

You can save custom search queries in Google Wave. This saves your time efficiently. To save a custom search query, click on the + button adjacent to search in the Navigation panel.

Save Search Query In Google Wave

Search Operators In Google Wave

You can create custom search queries using advanced search operators. Here are the most useful search operators used in Google Wave :

Operator SyntaxFunction
creator:name

from:name

Finds all waves created by name.
participant:name

with:name

Finds all waves where name is a direct participant (name may be a user or a group).
contributor:name

by:name

Finds all waves where name edited at least one message.
to:nameFinds all waves where name is a participant, but not the creator.
onlyto:nameFinds all waves where name is the only participant, beside the creator.
onlyby:nameFinds all waves where name is the only contributor.
onlywith:nameFinds all waves where name is the only participant (name is either your own, or a group you belong to).
dfrom:nameFinds all waves with a direct message from name or waves with only two participants, where name is a contributor.
dto:nameFinds all direct messages to name, or waves with only two participants, where the other participant is also a contributor.
is:noteFinds all waves in which you are the only participant.
Note: The keyword me can be used with all of the above operators to search for yourself.
is:readFinds all waves where all messages within the wave (including all private replies) have been read .
is:unreadFinds all waves with at least one message that has not been read.
is:filedSearches over waves that have been filed into one of your folders.
is:unfiledSearches over waves that have not been filed (and are either still in:inbox or only in:all )
is:mutedSearches over all waves that have been muted.
is:unmutedSearches over all waves that have not been muted.
has:attachmentFinds all messages with an attachment.
has:documentFinds all messages with a document attached.
has:imageFinds all messages with an image attached.
tag:nameFinds all waves with the tag name.
title:termFinds all waves with term in the title.
in:inboxFind waves in the inbox.
with:publicFinds public waves.
onlyto:me is:unreadFinds waves sent only to you and still unread.
in:folderFinds all waves moved in a specific folder. Like, in:office

Examples

You can search is:unread japan to search for “japan” in unread waves. Similarly, with:public apple will discover all public waves with term “apple”.

You can also use many search operators together to refine results. To exclude certain waves use – (minus sign) before the operator, as –tag:work will exclude all waves tagged as work.

Enjoy Wave. :)

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