Java Desktop System Release 2 Ximian Evolution 1.4 User Guide

Using Mail 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 folder to the other folders. For more information on how to use folders, see the following sections.

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.
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, you can cut a message from a folder, then paste the message to another folder, as follows:

Select the message to move.
Choose Edit -> Cut.
Select the folder to which to move the message.
Choose Edit -> Paste.

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

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.
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.

Alternatively, you can copy the message, then paste the message to another folder, as follows:

Select the message to copy.
Choose Edit -> Copy.
Select the folder to which to copy the message.
Choose Edit -> Paste.