Automated Filing: Quickly File to Suggested Folders


ClearContext automates the filing process, making it easier to identify and store messages by remembering where you previously filed email.

project selector


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File Msg files email to the listed folder

File Message to Folder indicates that you previously filed messages in this conversation. File Suggestion indicates that this is a suggested folder.  Shortcut Key: Alt-M
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Press to see other filing choices

 File to other folder opens other choices in the Project selector.  Select a recently used folder or start typing to filter the full folder list.  Hide or add additional suggestions using the links in the selector.  Shortcut Key: CTRL-ALT-M
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Thread files the entire conversation

File all messages from this conversation thread into the folder listed on the File Msg button.  Press File to other folder to see other choices.
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Undo the last message filed

If you accidentally filed a message, Undo will return it to the current folder
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File Original files messages as you reply

Enable File Original when replying. The message you are replying to will be automatically filed to the Project folder you assign.  ClearContext remembers this setting.
 
File Original
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Jump opens a project folder

Select Jump to Folder from the ClearContext menu to quickly open a folder.  Add this button to your toolbar via ClearContext > Options > UI/Toolbar.
Jump to Project

 


Options
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Expand the Project selector

 Press the right arrow to expand the selector and see suggestions in two columns.
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Change the number of suggestions

Click the links to show more or less suggestions
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Add/remove available mail files

Click Mail Files to add or remove available data stores.  Go to ClearContext > Options > Configuration to add Public Folders and SharePoint Lists.  Designate a Personal Folders file as your primary here as well.  If all of your folders reside under a single folder (i.e. sub-folders of the Inbox) designate the Root folder for Filing and Projects here (i.e. /Inbox).
 
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One-click filing

When you disable one-click filing via ClearContext > Options > UI/Toolbar, ClearContext only shows a project in the File Msg button when previous messages in that conversation have been filed.
Disable one-click filing
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Assign Project

To assign a project to a conversation without filing, select Assign Project from the ClearContext menu.  Add this button to the toolbar via ClearContext > Options > UI/Toolbar.  You can also remove a project assignment with this button.
Save sent messages to project folders
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When messages are moved to a Project

By default, ClearContext monitors projects folders and assigns that project to email conversations when messages appear there.  Configure this behavior at ClearContext > Options > Projects Options.
 
Assign project when messages are moved
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Category Synchronization

By default, ClearContext writes the Project name to the message Category field with Brackets around it.  Turn this on/off and change options in Project Options.
project to category synchronization

 

Filing Tips


Multi-level Projects: To create multi-level projects, enter the Project names separated by a "/". For example, "Work/Admin" would store the message in the "Admin" subfolder underneath the "Work" main folder.

New Messages:
Assign a project to a new message via the Project button on the open message prior to sending. All email responses to that message will automatically include the project name. In addition, if you are utilizing the Save Sent Messages option, this new message will automatically be filed in the appropriate Project folder.

Category Delimiters:
Change the Prefix and Suffix appended to Project names when duplicated in the category field via ClearContext > Options > Project Options. Leave these fields blank to remove the delimiters.