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Rohkem teavet

Folder pane won't display in the search result tab when opened as an email list.

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I'm looking to file emails into folders, and folder pane won't display in the search tab when opened as email list. I do a search for the key word, then in the search results tab, I click "Open email as list". That gives me a new window with the resulting emails I'm looking for, but there is no folder column, which I need to efficiently file the searched emails to folders. When I try to get the folder column to display by selecting "View", then "Layout", then click on "Folder Pane", it doesn't display the folder pane.

I'm looking to file emails into folders, and folder pane won't display in the search tab when opened as email list. I do a search for the key word, then in the search results tab, I click "Open email as list". That gives me a new window with the resulting emails I'm looking for, but there is no folder column, which I need to efficiently file the searched emails to folders. When I try to get the folder column to display by selecting "View", then "Layout", then click on "Folder Pane", it doesn't display the folder pane.

Muudetud Jerry poolt

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No it doesn't. You should, however, be able to select the messages you want to move to a certain folder, right-click and select Move to. Create the folders if they don't already exist then use the above method.

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The only way to perform a search and be able to have the Folder Pane visible is to create the search using the following method. Once setup, this method can be extremely useful and easy to reuse, edit etc. Please read.

  • Menu app icon > Find > 'Search messages'
  • Search for messages in : Select an account name
  • select to 'search subfolders'
  • Select 'Match all of the following' for one condition or if two or more conditions all need to be true.
  • Select 'Match any of the following' if you have two or conditions and any could be true.
  • Enter condition(s)
  • click on 'Search'
  • click on 'Save as Search Folder' button
  • Give search results a name.
  • select where to save the search folder.

If you want to extend the search to cover additional accounts and folders:

  • click on 'choose' to select all relevant checkboxes.
  • when finished click on 'OK'
  • click on 'create'

You will now see a new search folder with the name you specified in the location you chose. Select that search folder to see contents.


This method is useful if you need to repeat search as it allows you to edit.

  • Right click on search folder name in Folder Pane and select 'Properties'
  • You can add or remove accounts or folders via 'Choose'
  • You can add, edit etc the conditions.
  • click on 'Update'.