# Mail filtering - selecting a folder

After selecting the Add filter button from the main Mail Filtering screen you are presented with a list of your mail folders to select the destination folder.

## Select Target Mail Folder...

Directory Filter

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|  |  |  |  | mailing-list-A | Select (save copy to inbox) | Select (no copy) |  | received | Select (save copy to inbox) | Select (no copy) |  | test | Select (save copy to inbox) | Select (no copy) |  | friends

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with name

The Status line on the Select Target Mail Folder... screen will show the current action, for example:

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Status: Adding SENDER filter: "myfriend@someuni.ac.uk"

The Cancel button at the end of the line immediately below the Select Target Mail Folder... heading returns you to the main mail filtering screen and no action is taken.

## Selecting a folder

- If the folder you wish to use is shown in the list then choose:-
  - Select (no copy) if you wish the message just to be put in the selected folder.
  - Select (save copy to inbox) to put one copy in the selected folder and one in the inbox.
  A successful filter entry will then take you back to the main filter screen with the status message and display updated to show the new filter.
- If the folder exists, but you know that it is in another directory, you can navigate to the right place using the and icons.
- If you have a long list of mail folders and wish to select a subset of them to consider then you can use the filter dialogue:- Directory Filter
  - The Directory field shows the name of the current directory (default `mail`). Entering the name of another directory and then selecting Apply will display the contents of that directory.
  - The Filter field allows the selection of mail folders by name. For example typing `sent` into the Filter field will, once the Apply button is selected, cause the display to change to show only mail folders with `sent` in their name.
  - Cancel returns you to the main mail filtering screen and no action is taken.
- If the folder does not exist create it using the Create dialogue. For example:- Create
  with name Once you have selected the Create button the folder is created and the display of mail folders updated. You can then choose one of the Select options, as described above.