After you've read a message, you may want to store it in another folder right away or delete it to keep your Inbox folder easy to manage. If you allow a flood of messages to fill your Inbox folder, it will be harder to find the one message you really want.

The Search feature can help you find a particular message, but to ensure that this Search feature works, train yourself to type descriptive words or phrases in the Subject field of all your outgoing messages. That way, you'll be able to search for a particular message using the Subject field.

Take time periodically to browse through your messages and weed out the ones you don't need. The less cluttered your Inbox folder, the easier it will be to find what you need when you need it.