Action Menu

The action menu is located next to the search field in the MsgFiler 4 window. It provides quick access to commonly used settings and reveals additional filing options.

MsgFiler Settings

These options toggle frequently used settings in MsgFiler 4:

  • Keep MsgFiler open after filing: Enable this when filing dozens or hundreds of emails in a single session.

  • Pressing Enter always performs default action: Enable this to perform the default filing action when pressing Enter from the search field. If disabled, pressing Enter will move focus to the Mailboxes table.

  • Focus on search on activation: Enable this to always return to the search field when returning back to MsgFiler 4.

  • Restrict search to selected accounts: Only show mailboxes that belong to the currently selected Mail account(s). Useful when you have mailboxes with the same name across multiple mail accounts.

  • Ignore mailbox path when matching: MsgFiler 4 will ignore the mailbox path and only search on the mailbox name.

  • Align MsgFiler window to Mail: When activated, MsgFiler 4 will attach its main window to the right-hand side of the frontmost Mail window.

  • Play sound after filing: Play the filing sound after filing or archiving messages.

Filing Commands

  • Move to (mailbox name): Moves selected message(s) in Mail to the designated mailbox.

  • Copy to (mailbox name): Copies selected message(s) in Mail to the designated mailbox.

  • Archive: Archives the selected message(s) in Mail.

  • Toggle Read Status: Toggles between read and unread for the selected message(s) in Mail.

  • Flag: Assigns or removes a flag from the selected message(s) in Mail.

  • Label: Assigns or removes a color label from the selected message(s) in Mail.

Mailbox Commands

  • Show Mailbox (mailbox): Sets the frontmost message viewer to display the contents of the selected mailbox.

  • Show Mailbox (mailbox) in New Viewer: Opens a new Mail message viewer focused on the selected mailbox.

  • Add (mailbox) to Favorites: Adds the designated mailbox to the Favorite Mailboxes list.

  • Remove (mailbox) From Favorites: Removes the designated mailbox from the Favorite Mailboxes list.

  • Clear Recent Mailboxes: Removes all entries from the Recent Mailboxes list.

  • New Mailbox Under (mailbox): Creates a new mailbox underneath the currently selected mailbox.

  • New Top-Level Mailbox: Creates a new mailbox at the top-level of a mail account.

  • Reload Mailboxes: Reloads the list of mailboxes from Mail.

Focused Filing

  • Enter Focused Filing: Dims the screen and hides all applications except for Mail and MsgFiler 4 to faciliate focused message filing.

  • Exit Focused Filing: Deactivates Focused Filing if it is enabled.

Other Commands

  • Purchase: Open the Purchase window. This menu option does not appear if you are on a subscription plan or have purchased the Lifetime Unlock.

  • Settings: Opens the MsgFiler 4 Settings window.

  • About MsgFiler: Opens the About MsgFiler window.

  • Visit Website: Opens default browser to msgfiler.com.

  • Quit: Quits the MsgFiler 4 application.

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