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Going beyond the basics

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folder. The filter statement, which is displayed in the Filter Editor, is shown in the
following figure.

To create a filter:

1.

Press Function

+ Menu

.

2.

Select Options, and then select Filters.

3.

Tap New.

4.

Enter a short description of the filter in the Name field.

5.

Use the If the pick lists to create criteria for the filter.

The three pick lists and the edit line combine to create a statement that identifies
the type of e-mail and where you want the e-mail stored. For example, a filter
might read, “If the [Subject] [Contains] sales meeting, Then get mail and move
to [Sales].” When you use this filter to sort incoming e-mail, any e-mail
containing sales meetings in the subject line is filed in the Sales folder.

To pick list

Select the message header field with the information
contained in the edit line: To, From, Subject, cc, Date, Size.
For example, you might select Date to download only
messages that are less than a certain number of days old.

Contains pick
list

Select a filter action: Contains, Starts with, Does NOT
Contain.