How to Setup Folders and Subfolders in Thunderbird
Mozilla Thunderbird is a light, quick and easy way to get your emails and messages organized. But before diving into this fully-featured piece of freeware, you'll need to set up the skeleton of your organizational system using that old school standby--the file folder.
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Instructions
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When you run Thunderbird for the first time, you'll see a few default folders already set up on the left--Inbox, Unsent, Draft, Trash and Sent. If you don't see them, click "View" and then "Toolbars." Make sure that "All" is selected.
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Start creating and arranging new folders to organize your messages. To create a new folder right-click on "Local Folders" and select "New Folder."
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You can create new folders or subfolders of existing folders to further categorize your correspondence. Highlight any folder, and then follow Step 2 to create a new folder; this new folder will become a subfolder of the highlighted folder.
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If you want a new folder to appear on the same level as "Inbox" and the other main folders, select "Local Folder."
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Create as many folders and subfolders as you need to organize and categorize your inbox--folder categories might include: bills, family correspondence, work related, etc.
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Tips & Warnings
Folders are organized alphabetically. If you need a certain folder to always appear on the top or bottom of the list, add an "A" or "Z" as a prefix to the folder name--for example, "A-bills" or "Z-receipts."
