diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index 5088e9f0cc..29a53d9e18 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -949,7 +949,8 @@ to check if the searched text is contained in the file, which is a relatively ex In the *miscellaneous settings* you can enable *Build search index* to significantly increase the speed of searching on the device, but be aware that this will increase battery and storage space usage. -The search index is based on words, so searching for partial text is not possible. +The search index is based on words in all message parts, +so searching for partial text and searching in specific messages parts (from, subject, text, etc) is not possible. Searching using the search index is by default AND, so searching for *apple orange* will search for apple AND orange. Words separated by commas result in searching for OR, so for example *apple, orange* will search for apple OR orange. Both can be combined, so searching for *apple, orange banana* will search for apple OR (orange AND banana).