Special Edition Using® Microsoft® Office Outlook® 2003

Using Multiple Personal Folders Files

You aren't limited to only your default Personal Folders file. You can create as many Personal Folders files as you need. You might want to create new Personal Folders files for different projects. If you have a hard time keeping your email organized, you might even want to create a new Personal Folders file for each year. You can archive your emails from each year into their own Personal Folders file.

Creating a New Personal Folders File

To create a new Personal Folders file, select File, New, Outlook Data File (see Figure 3.30).

Figure 3.30. You can create two types of Personal Folders files.

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