Selecting Mail folder in Windows Live Mail Essentials

09. July 2012 · Write a comment · Categories: livemail · Tags: , , , ,

Hi everyone, I am new to Windows Live Mail Essentials, but was a former user of Windows Live.  Unless I am doing something really wrong with WLM, it is the most cumbersome email program I have ever tried.  So please, hopefully there is someone out there that an help me with my issues. 

 

1) I have tons of email folders on the left side of the inbasket.  If I want to select a folder, I scroll through the list and click on it only to have it flip me back to the inbox or  to the last folder I was using and I then have to scroll back to the folder I needed.  Is there a way to fix this so it remains on the selected folder the first time?

 

2) I imported my contacts list and also all of my email from a Vista 32bit machine where I used Windows Live to this new Windows 7 64 bit with Windows Live Mail Essentials.  Nothing imported as it should.  It all appeared in the 'Special Folders' section which wouldn't have been so bad if I could drag and drop those folders to appear under the Inbox at the top.  I also thought I would just leave them where they were, but the folder names had changed and that would mean I have to scroll clear to the bottom each time I wanted to look in one of those folders. So I am in my second week of selecting each one, highlighting the messages within the folder (you can't move the folder and all of the emails), creating a new folder and moving the contents to that folder at the top.  What a waste of time. 

 

To make matters worse, I selected all of the email files during the export and only about half of them exported.  Eeeeek.  So I now have the other laptop sitting next to the new one and I am comparing what I have and don't have.    

 

3) Is there any way I can move the 'sent', 'deleted', 'draft' 'junk email' and 'outbox' folders from the bottom to the top under the inbox?  This is so cumbersome and so much scrolling. 

 

4) Is there a true user guide or is there a help within the email program?  If there is, I just haven't found it.

 

So you can see from my questions, this has not been a very pleasant experience.  I'm really hoping someone out there can say 'you dope, here's how you do it' and it will clear up all of my questions. 

 

Thanks so much,

 

Judy F.

SW Florida - USA 

Renaming a new folder in Outlook 2011 for Mac

03. July 2012 · Write a comment · Categories: Outlook for Mac · Tags: , , , , , ,
I can add a new folder to Outlook 2011 for Mac however when I try to rename this folder it suddenly becomes un-highlighted so I cannot even rename the folder. This is very frustrating and happens 100% of the time. I have dozens and dozens of folder names.

To start the rename I can either double-click the new folder name, or right-click and choose Rename.

I'm using IMAP for my email accounts.

Why when selecting "New Folder" to create a local folder or folder on the Exchange Server in Outlook 2011 (14.2.2) can I not rename the Untitled Folder?

27. June 2012 · Write a comment · Categories: Outlook for Mac · Tags: , , , , , , ,
I'm using Outlook 2011 (14.2.2).  I've discovered that I can drag messages to that folder but still can't rename it.  When I select rename it looks like I'll be able to rename it but the folder name is automatically un-highlighted to quickly. 

The rename of the online "Untitled Folder" is successful via Outlook Web Mail or from Outlook 2010.

Thank you in advance.

How do I delete a folder? I can’t find any instructions.

12. June 2012 · Write a comment · Categories: Hotmail · Tags: , ,
I made a new folder, but found out I had already set up one similar. Now I don't know how to delete it.

Unable to create ‘top level’ folder in Hotmail.

23. May 2012 · Write a comment · Categories: Hotmail · Tags: , , , , , , ,

Wins 7 IE9...today unable to create a 'top level folder' under inbox in Hotmail. I have had no problem previously, have about 6 top level folders. I am signed into windows live and hotmail correctly...all other functions work fine.

 

I have followd the procedures explicitly, even went to windows/hotmail help to recheck procedures, all correct.

 

The new folder, even though I click 'make it a top level folder' then hit the save button just above, the folder goes to alphabetical in the large inbox folder collection and since it is a T the folder is waaaaaaay down there but one I need/use frequently and want in top level folder section.....

 

first I click on 'gear' icon on folders, then either 'add a new folder' or 'manage folders' ...(neither gets the job done ultimately), then if manage folders used, I click new, then type in new folder name, then there is a single line below saying 'make it a top level folder (with a down arrow)...whether I click on make it a top level folder OR hit the down arrow showing the above option plus all folder names and THEN click on make it a top level folder, then hit save above it does not work! the folder goes way down in general folder list under T.

 

If I hit 'add a new folder' at start after hitting gear icon it takes me directly to type in new folder name box with the 'make it a top level folder with the down arrow, again regardless if I just click on make it a top...etc or first hit down arrow then select make it a top...etc then hit save, same thing! the new folder does not end up in the top level folder section where others previously created reside but way down in the Ts of inbox alphabetical! 

 

What is going on, thanks....Roger

Moving files dissapear

20. May 2012 · Write a comment · Categories: Hotmail · Tags: ,
I have just tried to move messages from my sent box to a new folder for storage. I marked the messages in the tick box and then ticked move to the folder. A window said tick at least one message  so I went back to my sent box but all of the marked messages have dissapeared and have not moved to the requested folder. I have looked in all of my other folders but they are not there. Anyone got any ideas. If the webmaster is reading this and there is a way of recovering them if you can indicate this I will contact you with all of the details. 
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