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<H3>Creating Filters</H3>
<P>Note: If you are using Eudora in Light mode, only a limited number of functions 
  are available.</P>
<P>Many of Eudora's email management functions can be automated with a "filter," 
  which you can think of as a sort of "valet" or "butler" 
  that performs certain operations on your messages behind the scenes, automatically. 
  You can set up these filters for incoming messages or outgoing messages, or 
  both.</P>
<P>You can do such things as the following, on incoming messages, for example:</P>
<UL><LI>Transfer all the messages from your children into a Personal mailbox.</LI></UL><BR>
  
<UL><LI>Automatically reply with a stationery message saying that you are "on 
    vacation."</LI></UL><BR>
  
<UL><LI>Play a sound when you receive a message from someone important.</LI></UL><BR>
  
<UL><LI>Raise the priority on an important incoming message and also change its 
    label color to red for "Hot," for example.</LI></UL>
    
<P>There are two ways to create a filter. One is simple, and the other is detailed. 
  Starting with an existing email message, you can create a simple transfer filter 
  using the <B>Make Filter</B> dialog (<B>Special&gt;Make Filter...</B>). You 
  can create a detailed filter that looks at multiple aspects of a message and 
  performs multiple actions on it by using the <B>Filters</B> window (<B>Window&gt;Filters</B>).</P>
<P>To create a simple transfer filter (one that automatically transfers messages 
  to other mailboxes), do the following:</P>
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  <LI>Select or open the email message that contains the information you want 
    to use to create the filter (sender's address, recipient's address, 
    or Subject words, for example).</LI><BR><BR>
  
  <LI>Select the <B>Special&gt;Make Filter...</B> command. The Make Filter dialog 
    is displayed.</LI><BR><BR>
 
    
  <LI>Check the fields of the Make Filter dialog to make sure the information 
    is as you want it, and edit if necessary. (For more information on these fields, 
    see the <a href="http://www.eudora.com/techsupport/manuals.html"> online Eudora User Manual.</a>)</LI><BR><BR>
  
  <LI>Click <B>Create Filter</B> to add this filter to your list of filters in 
    Eudora, or click <B>Add Details</B> to display the <B>Filters</B> window so 
    you can make this filter more detailed (see below).</LI>
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<P>To create a detailed filter, do the following:</P>
<OL>
  <LI>Select <B>Window&gt;Filters</B>. The Filters window is displayed, and your 
    existing filters, if any, are listed in the scroll window on the left.</LI> <BR>
    <BR>
  
  <LI>Click the <B>New</B> button, or select an existing filter. </LI>
  <P>Filters are automatically named based on the criteria for the filter. They 
    are invoked in order from top to bottom, and you can re-order them by dragging 
    a filter up or down in the list. If you are creating a new filter, "Untitled" 
    will change to what you enter in the <B>Header</B> field, and will appear 
    after you close the Filters window.</P>
  <LI>Select the options for how you want the filter to be used: You can set it 
    as an automatic filter to be invoked on any <B>Incoming</B> and/or <B>Outgoing</B> 
    messages, and as a <B>Manual</B> filter that can be invoked when you select 
    the <B>Special&gt;Filter Messages</B> command. Any combination of these options 
    works.</LI><BR><BR>
  
  <LI>Define the criteria for the filter: Use the header item popups and the text 
    fields to specify which header items should include a particular string of 
    text. You can define two related terms for the criteria so that your filter 
    is as specific as possible (for details, see the "Filter Criteria" 
    section of <a href="http://www.eudora.com/techsupport/manuals.html"> online Eudora User Manual.</a>).</LI><BR><BR>
  
  <LI>Define the action or actions to be taken on messages that fit the criteria 
    (for details, see the "Filter Actions" section of the online Eudora 
    User Manual).</LI><BR><BR>
  
  <LI>Select <B>File&gt;Save</B> to save your changes to the filters. </LI>
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<P>When the filters are invoked (automatically or manually), each message is matched 
  against each filter, and messages that meet a filter's criteria are acted 
  on as specified until a <B>Transfer To</B> action is performed or a <B>Skip 
  Rest</B> action is encountered. At that point, the next message is filtered.</P>
<P>To invoke your manual filters, select the messages you want to be filtered 
  (acted on), then select <B>Special&gt;Filter Messages</B>.</P>

<H4>Example: Creating a Detailed Filter</H4>
<P>Let's assume you want all the email from people at QUALCOMM to go into 
  a mailbox named "QUALCOMM Mail." Assume the email addresses of all 
  these people will have the string <B>qualcomm.com</B> in them.</P>
<OL>
  <LI>Select <B>Window&gt;Filters</B>. The Filters window is displayed.</LI><BR>
    <BR>
  
  <LI>Click the <B>New</B> button. An Untitled filter is created.</LI><BR><BR>
  
  <LI>Check the <B>Incoming</B> box, if it is not already checked.</LI><BR><BR>
  
  <LI>From the first <B>Header</B> popup, select "<B>From:</B>".</LI>
  <BR><BR>

  <LI>Be sure the popup to the lower left says <B>contains</B>.</LI><BR><BR>
  
  <LI>Type <B>qualcomm.com</B> in the text field below the Header popup (next 
    to the <B>contains</B> popup).</LI><BR><BR>
  
  <LI>From the first <B>Actions</B> popup, select <B>Transfer To</B>.</LI><BR>
    <BR>
  
  <LI>From the <B>Transfer</B> menu, select the <B>QUALCOMM Mail</B> mailbox. 
    If the mailbox doesn't already exist, select <B>New...</B> from the <B>Transfer</B> 
    menu and make one. </LI><BR><BR>
 
  <LI>Select <B>File&gt;Save</B> to save your filters.</LI>
</OL>
<P>Now when you check your mail, any email from people with <B>qualcomm.com</B> 
  in their email address will automatically go into your <B>QUALCOMM Mail</B> 
  mailbox.</P>
<P><B>Note:</B> You can also create this straightforward transfer filter from 
  an existing email message (having <B>qualcomm.com</B> in the sender's or 
  a recipient's address) using the Make Filter dialog (<B>Special&gt;Make 
  Filter...</B>). See those instructions above. The Filters window lets you apply 
  multiple actions to a message and select multiple criteria for deciding what 
  to do with it. Hence the advantage of "detailed" filters for powerful 
  control over how your email is managed.</P>
<P>
  For additional help, visit the <a href="http://www.eudora.com/techsupport">Eudora Tech Support pages</a> for full manuals, 
  helpful tutorials and a searchable knowledge base.
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