Overview of Picking Messages

  Mail can search the open or selected folder for messages
  that have something in common.  For example, you could
  pick messages that were sent by a specific user on a specific
  day.  You can then perform tasks, such as copying, moving,
  extracting, or reading, on this set of picked messages.  The
  Pick dialog box lets you specify the criteria for picking
  messages.

  Click on the fields to be used and enter the pick criteria in
  the text entry boxes.

  When you enter text in any of the first five text entry boxes
  in the dialog box, Mail searches for matching text anywhere
  in the corresponding fields of all messages in the open or
  selected folder.

  Searches are not case sensitive.  That is, entering the text

  John in the From entry box might pick messages from Jane
  Johnson, John Doe, Olav Bejohnesson, and JOHN::SMITH.

  Click on the OK button to pick the designated messages, or
  the Cancel button to cancel the pick operation.

  Once a set of messages has been picked, the message index is
  updated to list only the picked messages.  When the folder is
  closed, the picking criteria are lost and all messages are again
  available.

  A pick cannot be performed if a folder is open in multiple
  windows and contains messages to be moved or deleted.  Close
  the folder in all additional windows to complete the move or
  delete operation before performing a pick.

  Additional topics:

  *   From Entry Box

  *   To Entry Box

  *   CC Entry Box

  *   Subject Entry Box

  *   In Text Entry Box

  *   On Entry Box

  *   Before Entry Box

  *   After Entry Box

  *   Replied To Option

  *   Marked Option

  *   Opened Option

  *   Selected Option