Using Filters to Sort Incoming Email

Creating a Filter Changing Filter Order Editing and Deleting Filters Additional Tips

Editing and Deleting Filters

In addition to creating new filters and modifying the order in which your filters are applied, you can edit and delete the existing filters.

 

Here’s How

  1. Go to your att.net Mail Filters page. (Remind me how.)

  2. To edit a filter, select it from the filters list.

    The selected filter’s current definition appears to the right of the list.

    Viewing the current definition of the selected filterEnlarge

  3. Make changes to any parts of the filter (name, conditions, destination folder), then click the Save Changes button.

    Click Save Changes

    The revised filter definition appears on the Mail Filters page when you select the filter in the filters list.

    The revised filter definition appears on the Filters page.Enlarge

  4. To delete a filter, select it from the filters list, then click the Remove Filter button.

    Click the Remove button to delete the selected filter.

    The deleted filter is removed from the list and the total filter count decreases by one.

 

What’s Next

You can use filters more effectively if you follow a few tips.

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Words to Know

  • Filter: a set of rules that att.net Mail uses to direct an incoming message to a particular folder.
  • Folder: a container that holds individual elements specific to the context; for example, email messages in att.net Mail or bookmarks in the Bookmarks Sidebar module.