Organizing Your E-mails

4.26. How Can I Sort the E-mails in a Folder?

Occasionally you might find it necessary to sort the e-mails in a folder in an order other than that in which they were received. For example, you might want to arrange your e-mails based on their size. To arrange the e-mails by any number of criteria, go to the View menu and select Arrange By. From this submenu, you can choose which criteria you want to have the e-mails sorted by. You can also get display the Arrange By submenu by right-clicking any of the column headings, such as From or Subject, and then selecting Arrange By from the context menu that appears.

4.27. Can I Define Custom Ways of Sorting My E-mails?

Absolutely. From the View menu, select Arrange By and then ...

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