Tutorials

Microsoft Outlook Tutorials

Subscribing/Unsubscribing to IMAP Folders

Once your account has been set up in Outlook you will see your IMAP Inbox on the Outlook Bar or folder list.  When you can see this account, you will know that you have successfully enabled Outlook to attach to the JMU IMAP server. 

     

In order to view all the IMAP subfolders which are a part of your account, you must subscribe to the folders to which you want access.

 

The following process will guide you through the folder subscription process.

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

      Exercise: Subscribing to an IMAP Folder

 

  

1. In the Folder List, click the IMAP Inbox that contains the folders you want to subscribe to.
2. On the Tools menu, click IMAP Folders.

3. In the Display folders whose names contain box, type a folder name.
4. Click Query to display a list of available folders.

5. In the Folders box, click the folder you want to subscribe to.
6. Click Subscribe.

 

 

      Exercise: Unsubscribing from an IMAP Folder   

 

1. In the Folder List, click the Inbox of the account that contains the folders you want unsubscribe from.
2. On the Tools menu, click IMAP Folders.
3. Click Query.
4. In the Folders box, click the folder you want to cancel your subscription to.
5. Click Unsubscribe.