Using Folders

To create new folders

1. Start Outlook.
   

2. If the list of folders isn’t visible to the right of the Views bar, choose Folder List from the View menu.
   

3. Click the folder in which you'd like to create a new subfolder.
   

4. On the File menu, click New, and then select Folder.
   

5. Type a name for the folder in the Name box and then click OK. For example, type the name of a class you teach from which students might send you e-mail.

You may want to create folders for each class or area of responsibility. This allows easy retrieval of messages based on the topic of the message. Be reasonable with the number of folders you create, for example, you may find that one folder for each student may be too much.

To place items into folders

Click on the message you want to move and, while holding down the mouse button drag the message to the destination folder until the folder is highlighted. Release the mouse button.