Default folders
The default folders are system folders present in every email account where, except for different indications, messages are automatically directed to.
| Icon | Folder | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Received | Contains incoming messages. | |
| Drafts | Contains messages saved as a draft and not yet sent. | |
| Sent | Contains outgoing messages. | |
| Spam | Contains messages classified or marked as Spam. | |
| Trash | Contains the messages you deleted. |
Personal folders
Personal folders are non-default folders, useful for better organizing your email messages. To create, modify, or delete a personal folder, click on the settings icon
at the top right corner of the navigation bar and select the 'Folders' item in the Mail section in the sidebar.
- Settings > Folders
To create a personal folder, click on the button New folder and select the path (parent folder) you want to create. Then, assign a name and click on the Save button to confirm the operation. The new folder will automatically appear in the list of default folders and in the sidebar of the Mail module.
To edit a personal folder, click the Edit icon
in correspondence of the folder that you wish to modify. Then, enter each edit and finalize the operation by clicking on Save.
The Edit icon
also allows to manage the subscriptions of a folder. Subscribing to a folder allows to make it visible or hide it, keeping its content unaltered. In other words. if you decide to hide a folder or unsubscribe from it, that folder will disappear from your folders list but it still is present in your email account, with all the messages contained therein. To access the messages contained in the hidden folder, you will need to subscribe to the folder again.
To share a personal folder, click on the Share icon
corresponding to the folder you wish to share, enter the name or email address of the user you want to share the folder with, and finally click on the + button to add it to the list and assign folder management permissions. Click on the Save button to confirm the operation.
To delete a personal folder, click on the Trash
corresponding to the folder you wish to delete and confirm the operation by clicking on the Delete button.
Shared folders
Shared folders are folders that other users have shared with you by giving you specific reading/writing permissions. You can display or hide shared folders in the Mail module sidebar, and subscribe/delete the subscription to the folder in your settings.
- Settings > Folders
Labels
Labels are markers consisting of a name and a color that you can associate with one or more email messages to better organize your mail. You can view all the messages marked in a certain folder by clicking on the name of the label in the sidebar of the Mail interface.
To create, modify, or delete a label, click on the Settings icon
at the top right corner of the navigation bar and select the item Labels in the Mail section in the sidebar.
- Settings > Labels
To create a label, enter the name that you want to assign to the label. Then, choose a color, click on the Add label button to add it to the list of available labels, and save changes by clicking on the Save in the upper-right corner.
To modify an existing label, click on the Edit icon
in correspondence with the label you wish to modify. Modify the label and click on the Modify label to update the list of labels. Save the new changes by clicking on the Save button on the right side.
To pin a label to the sidebar of the Mail module, making it visible even in compact mode, click on the Pin icon
in correspondence of the label that you wish to pin and save the changes by clicking on the Save button on the right side.
To delete an existing label, click on the Trash can icon
corresponding to the label that you wish to delete and save the changes by clicking on the Save button in the upper right corner.
To associate a label to an email message, open the message you want to associate the label with, then click on the Other icon
, select the item Label and click on the label you intend to associate the email with.
To remove a label from an email message, open the message you want to remove the label from, click the Other icon
, and click on the label you wish to remove.