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Search

YuChat lets you search within a workspace. All members can search, but results are limited to content they have access to.

Search Types

• Context Search - searches within the current chat or channel only: messages, files, participants, call names, and meeting notes

  Shortcut: Ctrl / ⌘ + F

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  Context search only works when you have a chat or channel open. The current chat/channel name is automatically added to the search bar.

• Global Search - searches across all channels and chats in the workspace

  Shortcut: Ctrl / ⌘ + G

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  Global search works from anywhere in the app.

What Each Tab Searches

Results are grouped by tabs. Each tab searches a specific type of data:

Tab	What it searches	Example query
Messages	Text of messages in chats and channels	"quarterly report" - finds messages containing this phrase
People	Name, surname, email, department, position	"Smith" - finds the employee's profile
Channels	Channel names	"project" - finds channels with this word in the name
Call Recordings	Call transcripts, meeting notes, call names	"budget" - finds calls where this word was mentioned
Files	File names	"presentation" - finds files with this word in the name

How to find a conversation or call with a specific person

Searching by name finds the employee's profile in the "People" tab. From the profile card, you can navigate to your personal chat with them.

The "Messages" and "Call Recordings" tabs search by content - the text of messages and call transcripts, not by participant names. So searching by someone's name will only show results in these tabs if the name was mentioned in the message text or spoken during the call (and recognized by transcription).

Exact Search

By default, search accounts for typos - for example, searching for "hello" might return "helo". Exact matches always appear first in results.

To find an exact phrase without extra results, wrap your query in quotes:

• "quarterly report" - finds only messages with this exact phrase
• quarterly report (without quotes) - finds messages containing these words, including similar forms and typos

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Maximum search query length is 255 characters.

Searching Messages

Searches message content across all channels and personal chats you have access to. Search works on message text, forwarded messages, and voice message transcriptions.

Results appear immediately as you type. Press Enter for more results.

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Results are sorted by relevance (how closely they match your query) and date.

Filters

On the full results screen, you can refine your search:

1. By chat - select channels or personal chats from the Chat dropdown
2. By sender - use the Sender dropdown to filter by message author
3. By date range - use the All Time dropdown. Options: today, yesterday, last 7 days, last 30 days, last 3 months, last year
4. By hashtags - enter a hashtag name in the search bar. Hashtag search requires an exact match.

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By default, search accounts for typos - searching for "hello" might return "helo". Exact matches appear first.

Searching People

Search workspace members by:

• Name and surname - including partial matches
• Email - by email address
• Department - by department name
• Position - by job title

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People search supports transliteration - you can search without switching keyboard layouts. For example, "Ivan" finds "Иван".

Searching Channels

Search by channel name. Partial matches are supported.

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Personal chats (1-on-1) do not appear in channel search results. To find a personal chat, use Quick Navigation (Ctrl / ⌘ + K) or find the person in the "People" tab and navigate to the chat from their profile card.

Searching Files

Finds all accessible files whose names contain your search query.

Searching Call Recordings

Search matches against (including partial matches):

• Call transcripts
• Meeting notes
• Call names

Results include all recordings you have access to - both personal calls and channel calls.

When call recordings are available

For a call recording to appear in search results, the following conditions must be met:

• Call recording must be enabled in workspace settings (administrators or workspace owners can disable this feature)
• Recording must be turned on - either manually by a participant during the call, or automatically if "Record calls by default" is enabled in workspace settings
• The recording and transcription service must be configured (relevant for on-premises installations - check with your administrator)

Filters

1. By chat - select channels or chats from the Chat dropdown
2. By content type - use the Content filter to search only transcripts, notes, or titles
3. By date range - use the All Time dropdown

Navigating Results

Results show where your search term was found:

• In the call name - highlighted, e.g., "technical call about Android"
• In meeting notes - indicated by a ⬤ icon
• In the transcript - shown at the bottom of the recording, e.g.:

12:34 - in our Android app, the address book now displays

Click a transcript result to jump to that exact moment in the recording.

Quick Navigation

Quickly jump to any channel or personal chat:

• Ctrl + K (Windows/Linux)
• ⌘ + K (macOS)

Start typing a channel name or contact name and select from the results.

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Transliteration is supported - you can search without switching keyboard layouts. For example, "Ivan" finds "Иван".