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Introduction

While you may create subfolders that are capable of storing all types of Outlook Items (i.e. Notes, Tasks, Contacts, etc.), most users will only need to create subfolders for email messages. This enables you to store your email messages into different categorized mailboxes for future access.

Note: Remember that subfolders created under Outlook Today will be accessible from any Internet connected computer while subfolders created under Personal Folders will be accessible only on your local computer.

Some classification suggestions for creating subfolders:

Departments you collaborate with
Discussion groups that you subscribe to
Projects that you are involved with
Types of email that you receive (humor, standard responses, questions, etc.)

To create subfolders:

  1. Right-Click on the folder that you want to create the new subfolder in (ex. Outlook Today, Personal Folders, Inbox, etc.)
  2. Click on New Folder...
  1. Type in a name for the New Folder
  2. Select the type of Outlook Item that the folder will contain from the Folder contains drop-down list (usually it will be Mail Items)
  3. You can still change your mind about where you want the new folder to be created by browsing to a new location (the example at the right is set to create the new folder in Personal Folders)
  4. Click OK.

Using Subfolders

You can move an Outlook Item to a subfolder by dragging and dropping the item onto the folder that you would like it stored in.

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This page was last edited on 09/06/2000.