Marking Email for Follow-up

One method for managing email messages in SmarterMail is by flagging them so that they can be dealt with at a later time. For example, if you can't respond to an important message right away, you can flag that message as soon as you read it. This allows you to easily see that the message requires follow-up action.

There are a couple of ways for users to flag a message. The first is to simply click on the flag icon at the far right side of the message list in the content pane in webmail. Secondly, users can select the desired message and click the Actions menu in the content pane toolbar, then click Mark and click Follow-up. In both instances, the flag icon will turn red and a the message will also appear in the follow-up view, giving you easy access to all messages that require a further action.

It should be noted that the ability to flag messages in SmarterMail is primarily intended to help users easily identify messages that need follow-up. The functionality is supported through the IMAP protocol and some sync protocols, such as the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync add-on, so that flagged messages will sync with email clients like Outlook as well as email clients on some mobile devices.

Finding Flagged Messages

Although flags help messages stand out in a list, it may be difficult to find a specific flagged message if you have a lot of messages in your inbox. To quickly view all messages marked for follow-up, expand the By Type treeview menu item at the bottom of the navigation pane and click Follow-up and a list of all flagged messages will appear.

Removing a Follow-up Flag

To unmark a message for follow-up, select the desired message and click the Actions menu in the content pane toolbar. Then click Mark and click No Follow-up. The flag icon will turn white and the message will no longer appear in the follow-up view. Note: Users can also toggle the follow-up flag on and off by clicking the flag from the content pane.