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Chat Searches in Zoom Desktop & Mobile App

Log in to the Desktop app

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Desktop App:

  1. Locate the global search bar at the top of the desktop app.
  2. Type the word or short phrase you are searching for and hit β€œEnter.”

3. The results will return as messages and/or files. Click on either to see the results.

4. Hover over a message to see the viewing options: Click β€œView Content” to see a few lines of the conversation. OR Click β€œJump” and the chat will jump to the conversation with the searched words.

Search in Individual Chats, Group Chats, or Channels:

  1. Click β€œMore Action” located at the top right corner of your chat box.
  2. Click β€œSearch in Chat.”
  3. Continue with steps 2-4 above to search for content.

Mobile App:

Global Search Bar:

Locate the global search bar at the top of the mobile app.

  1. Type the word or short phrase then hit β€œEnter.”
  2. Indicate which search you would like: All, Contacts, Channels, Messages, or Files. (Results are mostly found in Messages.)
  3. A snippet of the message(s) will be shown. Click on the message to view.

Search in Individual Chats, Group Chats, or Channels:

  1. When within a chat conversation or channel, click the (lowercase i within a circle) icon located at the top right corner of your chat box:
  2. Click β€œSearch in Chat.”
  3. Search for a word or short phrase then hit β€œEnter.”
  4. Results will return as messages and/or files. A snippet of the message(s) will be shown.
  5. Click on the message to view.

Updated on December 28, 2022
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