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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 “Enter.”

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 “View Content” to see a few lines of the conversation. OR Click “Jump” and the chat will jump to the conversation with the searched words.

Search in Individual Chats, Group Chats, or Channels:

  1. Click “More Action” located at the top right corner of your chat box.
  2. Click “Search 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 “Enter.”
  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 “Search in Chat.”
  3. Search for a word or short phrase then hit “Enter.”
  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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