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Sending mail via the Internet is a breeze - no paper to find, no stamp to lick, no trip to the post office. This ease-of-use leads to laziness in many of us, however, as we struggle with crowded inboxes and misplaced emails. Take some time this week to sort out your inbox and save the valuable emails before they get lost in the clutter. Begin by using your email program to create special folders (also called mailboxes by some programs) to separate genealogy-related email from the rest. If you aren't sure how to do this, then see the links below for your email client, or use the help feature in your email program. You may then want to further categorize your genealogy email by creating sub-folders under the main 'genealogy' folder, with separate folders for surnames, mailing lists, email newsletters, etc. Be sure to include a folder labeled 'in process' or 'to be answered' so you don't forget to reply to those emails you don't have time for right now. You should also consider creating a folder in which to save copies of mail you have sent - a big help in keeping track of questions which have gone unanswered. Having all of your related genealogy messages in one place will save you a lot of hassle when it comes time to find that important clue you remember receiving several months ago.

How to...

Create Mailboxes in Eudora

Create Email Folders in Hotmail

Create Email Folders in MSN Explorer

Set Up Email Folders in Netscape

Create Email Folders in Opera

Organize Mail into Folders in Outlook 2000

Create New Folders in Outlook Express

Create Email Folders in Yahoo! Mail

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