Using the Mail Sidebar Module

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Managing Your Messages

Next to each message in your Mail Sidebar module is an envelope icon, which offers a variety of actions you can take on individual messages in your Sidebar inbox.

The menu of options for a message in the Mail Sidebar module

 

Here's How

  1. Make sure that Mail is the active module.

  2. Click the envelope icon next to the desired message, and select one of the options:

    • Open – To open the message in the current tab.
    • Open in New Tab – To open the message in a new tab.
    • Open in New Background Tab – To open the message in a new tab in the background.
    • Open in New Window – To open the message in a new Browser window.
    • Mark as Read – To mark the message as read.
    • Flag for Follow Up – To flag the message for later follow up. A red flag appears on the message's envelope icon.

      Example of the flagged message icon
      This option becomes Clear Flag for flagged messages.
    • Delete – To delete the message. A message prompts you to confirm that you want to delete the selected message. Click the OK button to confirm the deletion.

 

What's Next

You can compose and send mail from the Mail Sidebar module.

Help Topics

For further help or to contact us, please go to bt.yahoo.com/help.

 

Words to Know

  • Active module: the module currently displayed in the active content area of the BT Yahoo! Sidebar.
  • Tabs: browser elements that each displays the content of one web page.

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