Introduction

By the end of this module, you should be able to:

• Create a new folder
• Create subfolders
• Expand a folder list
• Drag and drop messages into a folder
• Move an open message into a folder using the Move to Folder command

Organize your mail with folders

If your inbox is full of messages, you can organize those messages using folders . Outlook creates several folders by default—including Deleted Items and Junk Items—and gives you the ability to create custom folders.

To create customized folders:

• Click the location where you want the folder to go in the Mail section of the navigation pane.
  
  
• Select New Folder on the Standard toolbar. The Create New Folder window will appear.
• Type the Name of your new folder in the Name field.
• Click OK. The folder will appear in the location you selected.

To expand a folder list:

• Click the icon to the left of any folder. The subfolders will appear.
  
  

To move email messages from the inbox to a folder:

• Click Inbox in the Mail section of the navigation pane.
• Select the email message you want to move to a folder.
• Press and hold the left mouse button, then drag the message to the appropriate folder until the folder is highlighted.
  
  
• Release the mouse button to drop the message into the folder.

Challenge!

• Click Mail in the navigation pane.
• Move an email message from your Inbox to your Junk Mail folder.
• Create a folder, and name it Friends .
• Move any email messages from your friends to this folder.