Creating New Mailboxes

With MsgFiler 4 you can quickly create new mailboxes, either underneath an existing mailbox or at the top level of a mail account.

New Mailbox

Follow these steps to create a new mailbox underneath an existing mailbox.

1. With the mailbox selected, choose New Mailbox from the Action Menu or press Command-Shift-N to display the New Mailbox dialog.

Create a new mailbox underneath the Finances mailbox.

1. Enter the name of the new mailbox.

2. Click OK.

In the example above, a mailbox named "Bills" will be created underneath the "Finances" mailbox.

New Top-Level Mailbox

Follow these steps to create a new top-level mailbox in an email account.

1. Choose New Top-Level Mailbox from the Action Menu or press Command-Option-Control-N to bring up the New Top-Level Mailbox dialog.

Create a new top-level mailbox.

1. Click the Account drop-down menu to and choose the account where you want the new mailbox to reside. It will be created at the root of the account.

2. Enter the name of the mailbox to be created.

3. Click OK.

A new mailbox will be created at the top level of the selected account.

Focusing on the Newly Created Mailbox

The process to create a new mailbox takes some time since MsgFiler 4 is communicating with Mail via AppleScript. When it is finished, MsgFiler 4 will enter the new mailbox name in the search field.