Office X for Macintosh: The Missing Manual

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Tip: When you click a flippy triangle in the Folder list (or highlight a folder and press c-right arrow), you

get to see any folders within that folder, exactly as in the Finder’s List view. You can drag folders inside

other folders, nesting them to create a nice hierarchical folder structure. (You can drag a nested folder back

into the list of “main” folders—just drag it to the “On My Computer” item at the top of the Folder list.)

You can also drag messages between folders. Just drag one from the message list onto the desired folder

at the left side of the screen.

This can be a useful trick when applied to a message in your Outbox. If you decide to postpone sending it,

drag it into any other folder (like Drafts). Entourage won’t send it until you drag it back into the Outbox.

Flagging messages

Sometimes you’ll receive an email message that prompts you to some sort of action,

but you may not have the time (or the fortitude) to face the task at the moment.

(“Hi there… it’s me, your accountant. Would you mind rounding up your expenses

for 1993 through 2001 and sending me a list by email?”)

That’s why Entourage lets you flag a message, summoning one little red flag in the

Status column next to a message’s name and next to the folder that contains it in the

Folder list. There are two commands for flagging messages: Flag and Flag for Fol-

low-Up.

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