Manage stored Microsoft® Outlook® e-mail
folders
Note that these procedures can be used with
either Archive Folders or Personal Folders.
Read Messages
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- In the Folder List, click
the plus sign next to the folder that contains
the messages that you want to read.
- The folder opens and the subfolders appear.
- Click a subfolder to see the messages in it.
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| Change the name of an e-mail
storage folder |
- On the File menu, click Data File Management.
- From the list in the dialog box, select the
data file for which you want to create a new
name, and click Settings.
- Select the text in the Name
box and replace it by typing the new name that
you want to use.
- Click Apply and then click
OK.
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| Create a password |
- On the File menu, click Data File Management.
- Select an Archives Folders or Personal
Folders file in the dialog box and click Settings.
- Click Change Password.
- Type a password in the New
Password and Verify Password
boxes.
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| Hide an e-mail storage folder from
the Folder List |
To keep Archives Folders or
Personal Folders (or whatever
name you have given one of those) from showing
up in the Folder List on the Navigation Pane, right-click it and
click Close. |
| Re-open a hidden e-mail storage
folder |
- On the File menu, point to
Open, and click Outlook Data File.
- Select the file that you want to show on the
Navigation Pane, then click OK.
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| See the last modified date of a
message |
Messages are archived based on the date when
they were last modified. To create a custom view
for messages that shows you the Modified field, follow these
steps:
- On the View menu, click to
close Reading Pane and Navigation Pane.
- Right-click the gray area at the top of the
list of messages (where the From
field appears), and click Field
Chooser.
- Click the arrow next to Frequently Used Fields and select
All Mail Fields.
- Scroll to and select the Modified field. Then drag it next
to Size in the gray top area.
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Manage AutoArchive
| Check that AutoArchive is turned
on |
- On the Tools menu, click Options.
- Click the Other tab, and
click AutoArchive.
- If the Run AutoArchive every
check box is selected, AutoArchive is active.
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| Customize archive settings for a
folder |
- Right-click the folder for which you want to
create custom archive settings.
- Click Properties on the
shortcut menu.
- Click the AutoArchive tab.
- Click Archive this folder using
these settings. Specify the settings that
you want to use for the folder.
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| Run AutoArchive at any time |
Use this procedure to archive messages before
the next scheduled AutoArchive operation.
- On the Tools menu, click Mailbox Cleanup.
- Click the AutoArchive
button.
- Click Close to close Mailbox Cleanup.
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Manage Personal Folders
| Create personal folders |
- On the File menu, point to
New, and click Outlook Data File.
- Select Microsoft Outlook
Personal Folders File (.pst), or, if you
will be using these folders in an earlier
version of Outlook, select Microsoft
Outlook 97-2002 Personal Folders File
(.pst). Click OK three
times.
Personal Folders appears in
the Folder
List. |
| Create subfolders in Personal
Folders |
- Right-click Personal
Folders, then click New
Folder.
- In the Name box, type the
name that you want to give the subfolder, and
click OK.
- Click the plus sign next to Personal Folders to see the new
subfolder.
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