Since you have just created this filter you may wish to use the Run Now button to run your newly created filter on the Inbox shown to the left of the button. The order can change the destination of your messages so consider the tests used in each filter carefully when deciding the order. If there are multiple filters the order is changed by selecting the one to be moved and using the Move to Top, Move Up, Move Down, or Move to Bottom buttons. First filter in the Message Filters menuĪlso notice the message “Enabled filters are run automatically in the order shown below”.
Note that the menu items on the right side of the menu are now active for Edit… and Delete. In this example the choice does not matter since we are only setting one filter.Īfter selecting OK, the Message Filters menu is displayed again showing your newly created filter. If more than one rule is created, make certain that the appropriate option for Match all of the following and Match any of the following is selected. Additional property, test, and value entries can be added. If more than one rule or action is to be created during the same session, the “+” to the right of each entry provides that option. They are, however, for the most part self explanatory. There are other options available but they are too numerous to be discussed in this introduction. This means that when new mail appears in the Inbox for this account the filter will be applied and you may run it manually at any time, if necessary. Select Choose Folder… and select Local Folders > New York Times.īy default the Apply filter when: is set to Manually Run and Getting New Mail.Select Move Messages to from the left end of the action line.Under the Perform these actions: section at the bottom, create an action rule to move the message and choose the destination. Enter the value, in this case the email address of the sender.Select the property From in the left drop down menu, if not set.Enter an appropriate name in the textbox labelled Filter name:.Once the condition is met, the “action” is performed. Note that when using New… you have the option to copy an existing filter to use as a template or to simply duplicate the settings.įilter rules are made up of three things, the “property” to be tested, the “test”, and the “value” to be tested against. When you select New you will see the Filter Rules menu where you define your filter. Select New… from the menu list at the right.Verify the correct account has been pre-selected.These controls are activated when you select a filter. To the right of this list are controls that let you modify the filters selected. Previously created filters, if any, are listed beneath the account name in the “ Filter Name” column. The Message Filters menu appears and is set to your pre-selected account as indicated at the top in the selection menu labelled Filters for. Select the Inbox for the account you wish to filter and select the toolbar menu item at Tools > Message_Filters. Folder creation Filter creation based on the selected account The mail to filter is coming from the New York Times so that is the name entered. Right click on Local Folders and select New Folder… from the menu.Įnter the name of the new folder in the menu and select Create Folder. In this example the destination will be Local Folders shown in the accounts pane. Create the destination by selecting a location to create a new folder. Message destination folderīefore filtering messages there has to be a destination for them. The first is based on the currently selected account and the second on the currently selected message. There are two methods that can be used to create mail filters for your accounts. These are the accounts you see in the main Thunderbird folder pane shown at the left of the “Classic Layout”. This article is an introduction to the creation of filters in Thunderbird.įilters may be created for each email account you have created in Thunderbird. However, use of mail filters can make the task a little less tedious by letting Thunderbird pre-sort the messages into categories that reflect their source, priority, or usefulness. If you are like a lot of people, this is not a fast process. Everyone eventually runs into an inbox loaded with messages that they need to sort through.
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