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How to close, not delete, all open emails at one time.

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When I reply to an email, it isn't automatically closed. Therefore I have hundreds of open emails and in order to get back to my inbox I have to slide, with my cursor, through many of them. I don't want to delete them and it would take me way too long to close them individually. Is there a way to close, but not delete, them all at once? Then could I set up something that would automatically close, and keep, an email after I have responded to it? Thank you. Will a response to this question be sent to my email address or do I need to periodically check a message board? Thank you!

When I reply to an email, it isn't automatically closed. Therefore I have hundreds of open emails and in order to get back to my inbox I have to slide, with my cursor, through many of them. I don't want to delete them and it would take me way too long to close them individually. Is there a way to close, but not delete, them all at once? Then could I set up something that would automatically close, and keep, an email after I have responded to it? Thank you. Will a response to this question be sent to my email address or do I need to periodically check a message board? Thank you!

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Right click a tab and select Close Other Tabs.

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Right click a tab and select Close Other Tabs.

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Thank you Airmail for taking the time to help someone you don't even know! Wish I could bake your some cookies!

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Cookies! Sounds good.

Glad to help. Now get in the habit of closing those windows when you are finished with then so they do not stack up again.

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If you're a keyboard oriented person, Ctrl+w will close the current tab, same as most browsers. In some cases, pressing that several times may be faster for you than moving the mouse up to a tab and right-clicking.