Ximian Evolution 1.4 Sun Microsystems Edition User Guide

Using Inbox Folders

You can store your messages in folders. By default, Evolution provides the following folders for your messages:

Folder	Description
Drafts	The default folder for draft messages. When you compose a message, then choose File -> Save Draft, the message is saved in this folder. When you complete and send the message, the message is deleted from this folder.
Inbox	The default location of your incoming messages.
Outbox	Contains messages that you sent, but which `Evolution` has not sent yet because you have not connected to the mail server.
Sent	The default folder for messages that you send.
Trash	Contains messages that you deleted.

To organize your messages, you can create folders, and move or copy messages from your Inbox to the folders. For more information on how to use folders, see the following sections.

To Open the Folder of Another User

You can open the folders of other users, if you have the appropriate permissions. To open the folder of another user, perform the following steps:

Choose File -> Open Other User's Folder. An Open Other User's Folder dialog is displayed.

Enter the details of the folder that you want to open in the Open Other User's Folder dialog. The following table describes the elements on the Open Other User's Folder dialog:

Element	Description
Account	Use the drop-down list to select the email account that contains the folder that you want to open.
User	In the field, type the name of the user who owns the folder that you want to open. Alternatively, to select a user from a list of contacts, click on the User button. Use the Select Contacts from Addressbook dialog to select a user.
Folder Name	Use the drop-down combination box to specify the name of the folder that you want to open.

Click OK.

To close the folder of the other user, choose File -> Remove Other User's Folder.

To View the Properties of a Folder

To view the properties of a folder, open the folder, then choose File -> Folder -> Properties for “folder-name”. A properties dialog is displayed. When you have viewed the properties, click OK to close the dialog.

To Subscribe to a Folder on a Mail Server

To subscribe to a folder on a mail server, perform the following steps:

Choose Tools -> Subscribe to Folders. A Folder Subscriptions dialog is displayed.

Enter the details of the folder to which you want to subscribe in the Folder Subscriptions dialog. The following table describes the elements on the Folder Subscriptions dialog:

Element	Description
Server	Use the drop-down list to select the mail server that contains the folder to which you want to subscribe.
Folder tree	Select the folder to which you want to subscribe from the tree.
Subscribe	To subscribe to the selected folder, click on the Subscribe button.
Unsubscribe	To unsubscribe from the selected folder, click on the Unsubscribe button.

To Move a Message to a Folder

To move a message to a folder, perform the following steps:

Select the message that you want to move, then choose Actions -> Move to Folder. A Move message(s) to dialog is displayed.
Use the tree in the Move message(s) to dialog to select the folder to which you want to move the message.

To create a new folder, click on the New button. A Create New Folder dialog is displayed. For more information, see To Create a New Folder.
Click OK.

Alternatively, display the folder pane, then drag the message to the folder in the folder pane.

To Copy a Message to a Folder

To copy a message to a folder, perform the following steps:

Select the message that you want to copy, then choose Actions -> Copy to Folder. A Copy message(s) to dialog is displayed.
Use the tree in the Copy message(s) to dialog to select the folder to which you want to copy the message.

To create a new folder, click on the New button. A Create New Folder dialog is displayed. For more information, see To Create a New Folder.
Click OK.