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Managing Folders

Use folders as a means to organize and store your messages. Folders can contain messages or other folders (subfolders) but not both. Use the Folders menu to create, rename, and view folders.

To Create a Folder

  1. Choose Folders from the Create menu.
  2. The Create Folder dialog appears.

  3. Enter a name for the new folder in the New folder name field.
  4. Click Create.
  5. The new folder is created.

To Create a Subfolder

  1. Choose Create from the Folders menu.
  2. The Create Folder dialog appears.

  3. Enter a folder name and subfolder name separated by a slash (/) or backslash (\). The required character depends on the type of IMAP server you use.
  4. Click Create.
  5. The new subfolder is created under the folder specified.

To View a Folder

  1. Choose Load Folder List from the Folders menu (if the folder list is not already loaded).
  2. Choose View from the Folders menu.
  3. The View Folder dialog displays.

  4. Select a folder from the View Folder dialog.
  5. Click View.
  6. All the messages in the selected folder are now displayed.


    Note

    Choose View from the Folders menu and click INBOX to return to the Inbox from any other folder.


To Rename a Folder

  1. Choose Rename from the Folders menu.
  2. The Rename Folder dialog appears.

  3. Select the folder to rename.
  4. Type a new name for the folder in the New folder name textbox.
  5. Click Rename.

To Delete a Folder

  1. Choose Delete from the Folders menu.
  2. Select the folder to delete.
  3. Click Delete.

  4. Caution

    Deleting a folder deletes all messages in the folder. This action cannot be revoked.



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