Search

Two searches cover the product: ⌘K is the global jump-to from anywhere; in-conversation search finds a message inside the room you're in. Mail adds its own folder-spanning search box (see Read and send mail).

Global search — ⌘K

Press ⌘K (Ctrl+K) on any surface.

The ⌘K palette with a query typed and grouped results: channels, people, decisions and docs
⌘K — grouped results with a live count
  • Empty — a Recent list, ready to reopen where you were.
  • Typing — grouped results with a live count: navigation destinations (channels, DMs, inbox sections, governance pages) and entities the server finds — people, decisions, docs, charters.

| Key | Action | | --- | --- | | ↑ ↓ | Move through results | | ⏎ | Open | | ⇧⏎ | Open in a new window | | Esc | Close | | ⌘K | Toggle the palette |

Search inside a conversation

In a channel or DM on smaller screens (below the desktop tier), the header itself is the search pill.

In-conversation search on a phone: the header search pill open over the results sheet, matches highlighted
In-conversation search on a phone
  1. Tap the search pill in the conversation header

    The pill hands over to the results view — a bottom sheet on a phone, a right side panel on a tablet.

  2. Type your query

    Rows show the sender, a snippet with the match highlighted, and the time. The search is scoped to this conversation and respects its membership rules.

  3. Tap a result

    The sheet closes and the stream jumps to that message — scrolled to centre and ringed, paging older history if the hit is outside what's loaded.

On desktop

The desktop conversation header doesn't carry the pill — ⌘K is the search surface there.

What search respects

Search never widens what you can see. Conversation search uses the same membership check as the message history; global entity search answers org-scoped; mail search covers your entitled desks — every folder including Archive and Snoozed, excluding deleted mail.