Managing Your Mailbox
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Renaming and Deleting Folders
You can change the name of a personal folder anytime or delete it completely when you no longer need it.
Here’s How
To rename a personal folder:
Select the folder and then double-click it.
The folder name highlights for editing.
Type the new name and then press Enter.
Tip: Folder names can include letters, numbers, and the hyphen (-), space ( ), and underline (_) characters only.
The renamed folder appears in alphabetical order in the personal folder list.
To delete a personal folder:
Select the folder to delete in your list of personal folders.
Note: You can only delete empty folders, so be sure to move or delete all the messages in a folder before you try to delete it.
Press your keyboard’s Delete key.
Click the OK button to delete the empty folder.
What’s Next
Folders provide a good way to manage your email messages.
Words to Know
- Personal folder: a mail folder that you create and use to organize your email messages.