- [Narrator] Rules are great
because I can use them to take messages
that I'm receiving and automatically
move them into folders.
The downside is,
that if my inbox is collapsed
or if the folder above the sub-folder
that contains a message has collapsed,
I may not even see
that there are new items that have arrived
and are now moved to Fabric for Charles.
So, if I have messages that are important
for me to attend to,
but I also have rules moving those to folders,
one way I can help myself with that
is actually to put that folder in favorites,
because if that folder's hidden,
I don't see that it has new messages.
I just see that the inbox does.
But if I take Fabric with Charles,
right click and add it to favorites,
it's very apparent when there are
four unread messages sitting in that folder.
This favorites area at the top
is totally customizable for you,
but I save this area
for my inbox, my drafts folder,
my sent items folder
and my folders that are the recipients
of automated rules.