Applying & Editing a Filter

You can apply a filter to email messages that you have already received. Using a filter is a quick way to organize email by moving messages into folders. Go to the Preferences>Filters page. Click Run Filter. Select the folders to which to apply the filter. Click OK. A Filter run complete dialog displays after the filter has completed. The messages stated how many messages were processed and how many were affected.

Apply a Filter to a Contact

  1. Go to the Address Book > Contacts page and select a contact.
  2. In the contact’s details in the right pane, right click the contact’s email address.
  3. Select Add to Filter and select the filter or create a new filter.

Editing a Filter

You can modify an existing filter.

  1. Go to the Preferences > Filters page.
  2. Select the filter that you want to change.
  3. Click Edit Filter.
  4. Change the conditions and actions as necessary using the drop-down menus.
  5. Click OK.

Making a Filter Active or Inactive

You can turn a filter on or off. If a filter is inactive, it is ignored. Making a filter inactive allows you to keep it for later use rather than deleting it.

  1. Go to the Preferences > Filters page.
  2. Click Edit Filter.
  3. Uncheck the Active box in the upper right corner to turn the filter off.
  4. Click OK.