Quick answer: To filter messages in a Teamwork.com project, open the project's Messages area and click the filters button in the top right. You can filter by keyword, author, created date and tags, and choose whether to match any or all tags.

How do I filter messages in a project?


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Click the filters button in the top right to open the advanced filters pane.

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Keyword


You can use this to filter your results down to the search term entered.

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Author


Filter the messages to only display ones created by specific users.

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You also have the option here to include items from deleted users. When this is selected, deleted users will then appear in the Author dropdown.



Created Date


When setting the date, you can choose to see results for when a message has been created using the set time frames found within the dropdown.

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You can also choose to set a custom date range or a within the previous_days option where you can set a day interval to filter between.

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Tags


You can choose to filter tasks by the tags associated with them. You can apply more than one tag when filtering results.

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You can filter any results that include one or more matching tags. Alternatively, you can select the Match all tags option which will then only return results which include all selected tags.

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Options


Choose to show only messages that you have not yet read.

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Reordering filters


You can also drag and drop the various filter options to change the order.

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Saving filters


You can choose to save a filter you have created for use at a later time. Once saved, it will appear in the Saved Filters tab of the filters pane.

Clicking a saved filter will highlight it and apply it to the messages area.

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When a filter is active, you can also change quickly between saved filters by clicking the filter name at the top of the page.

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Note: Saved filters are available on paid Teamwork.com subscriptions.

For more information, see: Filtering

Frequently asked questions

Can I see messages from deleted users?

Yes. Choose to include items from deleted users, and they'll appear in the Author list.

Can I show only messages with all the selected tags?

Yes. Select the Match all tags option.