# 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.

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2. Enter the **name of the new mailbox**.
3. 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.

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2. 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.
3. Enter the **name of the mailbox** to be created.
4. 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.


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