E-Mail

Managing E-Mail messages

5.7.1. Working with tabs

Tabs allow you to save incoming email messages in the Inbox folder separated by senders. If clicking on a category, only the email messages assigned to this category will be shown in the display area. The following options are available:

How to enable or disable the usage of tabs:

  1. Click on View in the tool bar.

  2. Enable or disable the Use categories checkbox below Inbox.

How to assign incoming E-Mail messages in the inbox to categories:

  1. Select the Inbox folder in the folder view.

    E-Mail Messages that have not yet been assigned to a category, are displayed in the General category.

  2. Drag an E-Mail from the list to a category in the categories bar and drop it there.

    You can also select an email. Click the Set category icon in the tool bar. Select a category from the menu.

    A pop-up window notifies you that the E-Mail has been moved to the category.

  3. In order to finish the process, do one of the following:

    • In order to only move the selected E-Mail to the category, close the pop-up window.

    • In order to move all existing and future incoming E-Mail messages from this sender to the category, click on Move all messages.

How to edit the tab view:

  1. Click on View in the tool bar. Click on Configure below Inbox.

    You can also double-click or right-click on a category in the categories bar.

    The Configure categories window opens.

  2. To enable or disable a tab, enable or disable the respective checkbox.

    To rename a tab, edit the respective text.

    Note: Some tabs cannot be edited.

    In order to hide the categories bar, click on Disable categories.

  3. Click on Save.

User interface:

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Parent topic: Managing E-Mail messages