Managing folders

You can organize and manage your folders by creating new folders or copying, moving, renaming, or deleting existing ones. You can also mark all the items in a folder as read or unread, empty your Deleted Items folder, and view the size of a folder to see how much storage space it takes up.

Creating folders

Create folders to organize your email, contacts, and calendar items.

To create a folder

1. In the Amazon WorkMail web application, on the shortcut bar, choose the mail icon.

2. On the task bar, choose + New item, New folder.

3. In the Create New Folder dialog box, for Name, enter the name of the new folder.

4. For Folder contains, select the type of contents for the folder to contain.

5. For Select where to place the folder, select the target location and choose OK.

Copying, moving, or renaming folders

You can copy, move, and rename folders.

To copy or move a folder

1. In the Amazon WorkMail web application, on the shortcut bar, choose the mail icon.

2. In the navigation pane, right-click the folder, choose Copy/move, select the target folder, and then choose Copy or Move.

To rename a folder

1. In the Amazon WorkMail web application, on the shortcut bar, choose the mail icon.

2. In the navigation pane, open the context (right-click) menu for the folder, and choose Rename.

3. Enter a new name for the folder.

Deleting folders

You can delete a folder that you no longer need. Deleting a folder also deletes any items in the folder.

To delete a folder

1. In the Amazon WorkMail web application, on the shortcut bar, choose the mail icon.

2. In the navigation pane, open the context (right-click) menu for the folder, and choose Delete.

Emptying the Deleted Items folder

If your inbox is full and you're out of space, you can empty the Deleted Items folder to free up space. When you empty the Deleted Items folder, you cannot recover or undelete those items.

To empty the Deleted Items folder

1. In the Amazon WorkMail web application, on the shortcut bar, choose the mail icon.

2. In the navigation pane, open the context (right-click) menu for the Deleted Items folder, and choose Empty folder.

Marking items as read or unread

You can mark all items in a folder as read or unread.

To mark all items in a folder as read

1. In the Amazon WorkMail web application, on the shortcut bar, choose the mail icon.

2. In the navigation pane, open the context (right-click) menu for the folder, and choose Mark all read.

To mark all items in a folder as unread

1. In the Amazon WorkMail web application, on the shortcut bar, choose the mail icon.

2. In the navigation pane, select the folder.

3. In the contents pane, select all items in the folder, open the context (right-click), and then choose Mark Unread.

Viewing folder size

You can view a folder's size to see how much storage space it takes up.

To view the size of a folder

1. In the Amazon WorkMail web application, on the shortcut bar, choose the mail icon.

2. In the navigation pane, open the context (right-click) menu for a mail folder, and choose Properties.

   Tip

   To see more details about the storage size, including the storage sizes of any subfolders, choose Details.