
Email archiving in an important step in keeping your email folders organized, especially when you have to deal with a large number of email messages on a daily basis. The
Archive folder is where all your old but yet important messages are saved. This tutorial explains how to create an instant action to easily move your messages to the
Archive folder of Outllook.com.
Connect to Outlook.com, click on the
Cog icon >
Options. Go to
Customizing Outlook.com >
Instant actions:
At this point you have two choices; either select
Show on mouse over to create an new instant action that will be displayed when you move the mouse cursor over a message or select
Show always to permanently display the new option next to messages. Click on
Add actions menu and select Move to:
Under
Moves a message to a folder you choose select
Archive. Select an icon for the new instant action and click on
Save:
Go back to your message list. You can now move messages to the
Archive folder in a single click: