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Use the Folders tab to perform these folder management tasks with folders:

• Viewing Messages in Folders
• Creating Folders
• Renaming Folders
• Deleting Folders

Viewing Messages in Folders

To view messages stored in a folder, do one of the following:

1. Use the navigation aid below the tabs panel (Folders, Inbox, Sent Mail, Trash, Drafts, Addresses and Options tabs) to view the history of options selected so far. The navigation aid displays the path traversed by you within a folder, selected from the "Select Folders" drop-down list. You can revisit a previously visited folder by clicking on a link in the path and selecting the required message.
2. Through the Folders tab
• Click the Folders tab for a list of folders.
• Click the folder you want to view.
• The list of messages within the folder appears along with their Subject, date Sent and Size details.

3. Click the subject of the message you want to view. The message displays.You can reply, forward, add the sender's address to your address book, move the message to the desired folder or delete the message.

Creating Folders

You can create folders and file messages in any folder. For example, you may want to create a Project folder and file all associated email messages in that folder.

To create a folder:

1. Click the Folders tab.
2. Select the radio button next to the top level folder in which you want to create a new subfolder.
3. Click the New icon.
4. In the "New Folder" dialog box, type a name for the new folder.
5. Click OK.

Deleting Folders

To delete a folder:

1. Click the Folders tab.
2. Select the folder you want to delete by clicking the radio button to the left of the folder.
3. Click Delete.
4. Click OK to confirm the delete.

Note: By default you do not have the ability to delete the standard CMail system folders in your account, which include the Inbox, Drafts, Sent and Trash folders.

Renaming Folders

To rename an existing folder:

1. Click the Folder tab.
2. Select the folder you want to rename by clicking the radio button to the left of the folder.
3. From the Folder tab menu, click Rename.
4. In the "Rename Folder to" dialog, type a new name for the folder.
5. Click OK.