Creating Folders for Storing Messages
The following instructions will assist you in the process of creating folders within the different e-mail clients. Note that any folders created in Horde, Pine, or within your account using an IMAP mail client, should be visible with each of the other applications.
Horde or Pine : Use the internal menu to make folders.
Mozilla Thunderbird: Use the File-New Folder menu command.
Mac OS X Mail: Make folders using the Mailbox-New Mailbox menu after you have selected your IMAP Inbox in the folder list.
Outlook or Outlook Express: If you are using Outlook or Outlook Express, follow the instructions below to create folders.
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FOR USERS OF OUTLOOK 2003
1. Choose File-New-Folder from the menu.
2. Highlight to select the directory within which you want to place the folder. (You may need to scroll down in order to see the acs-imap.bu.edu listing.)
NOTE: Messages that you don't expect to need access to frequently can be stored locally (on your own PC), but most often you would want to store messages on the server (acs-imap.bu.edu) so you can access them from any location at which you are reading mail.
3. Once you have selected the directory into which you want to create this folder, give the folder a name and click on OK.
4. The folder that you created now appears in the list of your folders. To move something into it, you can simply drag and drop the message or click on the message you want to move and choose Edit-Move to Folder, then indicate which folder you want to put the message into.
5. The message will be moved into the desired folder and then marked for deletion in your Inbox.
FOR WINDOWS USERS OF OUTLOOK EXPRESS (also applicable for OUTLOOK)
1. Choose File-New-Folder from the menu. (In Outlook this is File-Folder-New Folder.)
2. Give the folder a name.
3. Use the scroll bar to see the options for locating this folder which are either "Local Folders" (Personal Folders for Outlook users) or "acs-imap.bu.edu". Select one of these by clicking on it. NOTE: Messages that you don't expect to need access to frequently can be stored locally (on your own PC), but most often you would want to store messages on the server (acs-imap.bu.edu) so you can access them from any location at which you are reading mail.
4. Once you have selected the directory into which you want to create this folder, click on OK.
5. Next, if you do not see the new folder listed immediately (Outlook users will, Outlook Express users may not), choose Tools-IMAP Folders. In the list that appears click on Reset List. Then click on OK.
6. The folder that you created now appears in the list of your folders. To move something into it, you can simply drag and drop the message (if the way you have set up the interface exposes the list of folders) or click on the message you want to move and choose Edit-Move to Folder, then indicate which folder you want to put the message into.
7. The message will be moved into the desired folder and then marked for deletion in your Inbox.
FOR MACINTOSH USERS OF OUTLOOK EXPRESS (also applicable for ENTOURAGE)
1. Select the directory under which you want to create the new folder (which is going to be either one of your local folders or those affiliated with your e-mail account on ACS). NOTE: Messages that you don't expect to need access to frequently can be stored locally (on your own PC), but most often you would want to store messages right in your account on the server so you can access them from any location at which you are reading mail.
2. Choose File-New-Folder from the menu and give the folder a name. Then, click on Create.
3. The folder that you created now appears in the list of your folders. To move something into it, you can simply drag and drop the message or click on the message you want to move and choose Message-Move to Folder, then indicate which folder you want to put the message into.
4. The message will be moved into the desired folder and then marked for deletion in your Inbox.
