This smart folder conversation is interesting but I can't figure out how to work it using Entourage. Any clues?
Barb On 10/8/07 10:16 AM, "Ronda Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 10/08/2007, at 9:37 AM, Robert Howells wrote: > >> >> On 10/08/2007, at 8:17 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: >> >>> >>> On 09/08/2007, at 4:09 PM, Jo Brookes wrote: >>> >>>> What will be the difference between a smart folder and a normal >>>> folder in mail? >>>> I know smart folders have been around for a while but I just >>>> havnt needed to use one, quite happy with normal folders. >>>> The help menu assumes I know what it is talking about. >>> >>> Hi Jo, >>> >>> >>> To create another Smart Mailbox for email that's come in this week: >>> 1. From the Mailbox menu, select "New Smart Mailbox" item >>> 2. In the "Smart Mailbox Name" field, type in "This Week" >>> 3. Change the "From" pop-up to "Date Received" >>> 4. Change the second pop-up from "is today" to "is this week" >>> 5. Click OK >>> >>> The possibilities are limitless, so use your imagination and >>> create Smart Mailboxes to >>> automatically sort and sift your messages to your heart's content! >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >> >> And in addition to Ronni's message : >> >> While I am still coming to grips with this , >> I think your mail stays in it's usual place ,and is still listed in >> it's normal index , >> >> The Smart Box is a filter which index's a list of Alias that take >> you to the message's they are tied to . >> >> Particularly useful if you have lot's of mail and you need to >> prioritise which you handle first . >> >> Bob > > Yes Bob you are correct. > Smart mailboxes appear in your mailbox list along with the ordinary > mailboxes. > But they aren¹t truly mailboxes, because they hold no data; they > merely list matching messages stored in other mailboxes. > > Cheers, > Ronni > MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz / 3GB / 800MHz / 160GB > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- Geoffrey and Barbara Maidment "Idleyld Farm" 477 Cowaramup Bay Road Cowaramup 6284 Western Australia ph/fx +61 8 9755 5265 e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
