Then, move messages to these folders to keep your email organized.

Or, launch the message in the Reading Pane or in a separate window.

In theMove Itemsdialog box, press theDownkey or theUpkey to highlight a folder.

Screenshot of Move Items dialog

Press theRightkey to expand folders and show subfolders.

Press theLeftkey to collapse folders.

Press a letter key to highlight the first visible folder that starts with that letter.

Screenshot of Move menu

For collapsed hierarchies, Outlook highlights the parent folder.

kick off the email in a separate window or in the Outlook Reading Pane.

In theMovegroup, selectMove.

Screenshot of dragging email to folder

A list of recently used folders appears at the top of the list.

If the folder you want is in this list, select it.

To move to a specific folder in a list, selectOther Folder.

If you regularly move items to a certain folder,set up a handy shortcut for filing to it.

In theMove Itemsdialog box, choose a folder, then selectOK.

Click and hold a highlighted message.

Drag the message to the desired folder.

If the desired folder is a collapsed subfolder, pause over the parent folder until it expands.

When the desired folder is highlighted, release the mouse button.

If you accidentally drag messages to the wrong folder, pressCtrl+Zto return the messages to the original folder.