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Use filters to organize Yahoo Mail

Save time organizing your incoming emails in Yahoo Mail with up to 500 filters that will automatically sort new emails to a folder or trash.
Filters are prioritized from top down and if 2 filters are applied to the same email, the top filter will be used.
In order to change the position of a filter, select the filter you want and then click the up or down arrow at the top of the filters.

Create filters

  1. Click the Settings icon Image of the Settings icon. | select More Settings Image of the More icon..
  2. Click Filters.
  3. Click Add new filters.
  4. Enter the filter name, set the filter rules, and choose or create a folder for the emails.
  5. Click Save at the bottom.

Edit filters

  1. Click the Settings icon Image of the Settings icon. | select More Settings Image of the More icon..
  2. Click Filters.
  3. Click the filter you want to edit.
  4. Edit the filter name, rules, or folder.
  5. Click Save at the bottom.

Delete filters

  1. Click the Settings icon Image of the Settings icon. | select More settings Image of the More icon..
  2. Click Filters.
  3. Select the filter you want to delete.
  4.  Click the Delete icon Image of the Delete icon..