Mail Search by Date IOS 7

Hello iPaders !!!
Is there anyway I can search my emails by date ? Like show me emails before jan 2014 ! It should be really simple but no answer neither on the web nor on apple user guide

Had the same problem, and here is what I found out:
You can use a search term delimiter in the beginning of the query to limit where mail searches. By default, it searches EVERYTHING for the keyword. To search for message from somebody, type "From" and then the name (any part of it--what comes afterward is treated as a keyword(s). The results are then placed in chronological order, newest first.
To search for messages from a time period, type "February" or "Tuesday" or "February 12" and the the keyword--same result.
To search for messages from a person during a time, type "February Mary.Doe" if you know the first part of the email, or "February Mary Doe" if you do not, for instance.
Hope this helps!

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hi eric. many thanks.
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