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How to Find All Mail Exchanged with a Contact in Gmail

By Heinz Tschabitscher, About.com

Looking for a message in Gmail? Use the search field!

If you want to know what mail you exchanged recently with a certain contact there is a comfortable alternative to typing the person's email address in the Gmail search field, however.

Find All Mail Exchanged with a Contact in Gmail

To find messages sent to and received from a person in Gmail:

  • Select Contacts from the left column menu in Gmail.
  • Click the desired person.
    • If you do not exchange messages frequently with the contact, you may have to click All Contacts first.
  • Under Recent Conversations, find mail exchanged with the contact.
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