How to Create a Filter in Yahoo! Mail
Log into your Yahoo!, Create a new folder., Name the new folder., Create more folders., Go to "Settings.", Go to "Filters.", View existing filters., Add a filter., Name the filter., Set the filter’s rules., Identify the destination folder., Save...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Log into your Yahoo!
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Step 2: Create a new folder.
On the left panel, you can find a "Folders" menu; click on it to show all your current folders.
Click on the icon beside it to create a new folder. , Make it short but descriptive.
You would want to know what’s inside the folder just by looking at its name. , Repeat steps 2 and 3 as needed. , There’s a bolt icon beside your name on the upper right-hand side of the screen.
Click on it, and then choose "Settings."
In the "Settings" menu, click on "Filters" from the left panel. , The Filters screen will display all your current filters.
Click on one to see what rules are built inside a filter. , Click on the "Add" button found on top. , Set a unique filter name.
Make it short but descriptive. , Define what the filter will look for.
Parameters that can be set include the following:
Sender Recipient Subject E-mail Body , This is the folder where e-mails that pass the filter’s rules will go.
Select the appropriate folder from the drop-down list. , Click on the "Save" button once you’re done. , Repeat steps 3 to 8 to create additional filters.
Just make sure these filters complement, not contradict, one another. , Use the up and down arrow icons to sort your filters.
The one on top will take priority before the one under it, and so on and so forth, until it reaches the last filter. , Click on the "Save" button to exit the "Settings" menu and return to your inbox. -
Step 3: Name the new folder.
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Step 4: Create more folders.
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Step 5: Go to "Settings."
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Step 6: Go to "Filters."
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Step 7: View existing filters.
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Step 8: Add a filter.
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Step 9: Name the filter.
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Step 10: Set the filter’s rules.
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Step 11: Identify the destination folder.
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Step 12: Save your changes.
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Step 13: Create more filters.
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Step 14: Sort all filters.
Detailed Guide
Mail account.
On the left panel, you can find a "Folders" menu; click on it to show all your current folders.
Click on the icon beside it to create a new folder. , Make it short but descriptive.
You would want to know what’s inside the folder just by looking at its name. , Repeat steps 2 and 3 as needed. , There’s a bolt icon beside your name on the upper right-hand side of the screen.
Click on it, and then choose "Settings."
In the "Settings" menu, click on "Filters" from the left panel. , The Filters screen will display all your current filters.
Click on one to see what rules are built inside a filter. , Click on the "Add" button found on top. , Set a unique filter name.
Make it short but descriptive. , Define what the filter will look for.
Parameters that can be set include the following:
Sender Recipient Subject E-mail Body , This is the folder where e-mails that pass the filter’s rules will go.
Select the appropriate folder from the drop-down list. , Click on the "Save" button once you’re done. , Repeat steps 3 to 8 to create additional filters.
Just make sure these filters complement, not contradict, one another. , Use the up and down arrow icons to sort your filters.
The one on top will take priority before the one under it, and so on and so forth, until it reaches the last filter. , Click on the "Save" button to exit the "Settings" menu and return to your inbox.
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