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How can I "undo" an email I filed in the wrong folder?

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  • Last reply by Toad-Hall

Occasionally I hit the wrong folder when trying to file an e from my Inbox using the sequential drop down boxes. There's no "undo" feature like I had in Netscape. Searching for it sometimes works, not always. Thanks for any help you can give!

Occasionally I hit the wrong folder when trying to file an e from my Inbox using the sequential drop down boxes. There's no "undo" feature like I had in Netscape. Searching for it sometimes works, not always. Thanks for any help you can give!

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Thanks--the problem was finding the edit in the first place! Not on the tool bar, finally realized that I have to go to hidden items in upper corner three bars. In Netscape--which I used till last year--edit was on the toolbar in plain sight. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction--I knew there had to be a way!

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You can undo a move providing you do it straight after moving to wrong folder. 'Edit' > 'Undo move message' or use keyboard 'Ctrl' + 'Z'.

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Thanks--the problem was finding the edit in the first place! Not on the tool bar, finally realized that I have to go to hidden items in upper corner three bars. In Netscape--which I used till last year--edit was on the toolbar in plain sight. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction--I knew there had to be a way!

Edit is on the Menu Bar just like most application s. The Menu Bar might be hidden. The shortcuts of F10 or the alt key reveals hidden Menu bars.

Thank you!!!!! So much simpler to have them "out". The person who set up this computer (switching me from Netscape to Mozilla) did not show me that trick, and had them concealed. I just figured they were not part of TB. So simple, but if you don't know where to look or what the tricks are....

So thank you again, Airmail--and Toad Hall, too!

That "trick" has been a part of Windows from the beginning. It works in most applications

For anyone who reads this. You can enable toolbars via the 'Menu icon' on the 'Mail Toolbar'.

'Menu Bar' = File, Edit, View, Go, Message, Tools. Help and 'Events and Tasks' if 'Lightning' is installed.

See image.