how do I create folders in my email account on Mac
How do I create folders in my email account so I can file my messages?
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014), OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)
Organize your email
Mailboxes
You can create Mailboxes to organize your email messages. Mailboxes work like folders in Finder.
To create a Mailbox:
- In Mail choose Mailbox > New Mailbox
- In the sheet that appears, choose the location for the Mailbox.
- Choose On My Mac to create a Mailbox that resides on only your Mac.
- Choose your email service (such as iCloud) to create a Mailbox that you can access from any device you check email from. - Name the Mailbox and click OK.
Click the Show button on the left side of the Favorites Bar to see the Mailbox list or press Shift-Command-M. The Mailbox list is like the sidebar of a Finder window. Use one of the following methods to move messages into your Mailboxes
- Drag and drop messages into the Mailbox you want move them into.
- When viewing a message, Choose Messages > Move To or Copy To to file the message away.
- Control-click or right click a message and choose Move To or Copy To from the shortcut menu that appears.
- Create Mail Rules that move or copy messages matching them into the a Mailbox.
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