How to Use Microsoft Outlook 2007: Creating Local Mail Folders and Moving Messages

With GUMail, you can save your messages to your computer. You do this by creating local mail folders in Thunderbird. (By default, your GUMail messages are stored on IMAP, or server-based, mail folders located on the GUMail mail server.)

Saving your messages to your computer enables you to free up space on your GUMail account so that you ensure that your account always has storage space to receive messages.

Note: Keep in mind that when you save messages to local folders, those messages will be saved only on the computer you're currently using. This is in contrast to your messages being stored on the GUMail server, which enables you to access those messages from any computer connected to the Internet.

 

Creating a Personal Folder

Moving Messages to a Personal Folder

 

 

 

 

Creating a Personal Folder

1. In Outlook 2007, right-click on the Personal Folders listing located in the folder listing.
   
   
   
   
   The Create New Folder window will be displayed.
   
   
   
2. In the Create New Folder window, perform the following:
   1. Type a descriptive name for your folder in the Name field.
   2. Verify that the option Mail and Post Items is selected below Folder contains.
   3. Select Personal Folders from Select where to place the folder.
   4. Click on the OK button.
      
      
      
      
      
      

Your new folder should be listed as a subfolder of Personal Folders. In the example below, the folder "Work Docs" appears as a subfolder of Personal Folders.

Note: If your Personal Folders subfolders aren't displayed, just click on the arrow icon to the left of Personal Folders to view the subfolders.

 

 

Moving Your Messages to Personal Folders

1. In Outlook 2007, select the message(s) you want to move to your personal folder.
   
   
2. Drag the message(s) to the new folder, as shown below.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
3. Navigate to the local folder to verify that the message was moved successfully.