How-to guide

How to pin and colour-code important emails

The emails that matter sink under the ones that don't. In Metre2 Mail, pin them and they stay on top until you're done - free. With Mail Pro, tag them in colour - Invoice, Waiting, Site - and see every email in a category with one click.

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What you need

Step by step

1

Pin an email

Hover over an email and click the pin, or choose Pin to top from the right-click menu. It moves under PINNED at the top.

Pin an email - Metre2 Mail
2

Or press P

Select an email and press P. Pinning doesn't mark it read.

Or press P - Metre2 Mail
3

Press C to categorise

Press C and tick categories - Invoice, Waiting. Make your own in Settings > Categories; Add starter set gives you five.

Press C to categorise - Metre2 Mail
4

See a category

Click a category under CATEGORIES on the left to see every email in it.

See a category - Metre2 Mail

Tips

Frequently asked questions

Is pinning free?

Yes. Pin to top is free; coloured categories are part of Mail Pro.

Do pins sync?

Where your provider allows it, pins and categories are saved with the email on the server. For POP3 and Microsoft 365 mode, pins stay on this PC.

How many categories?

As many as you like, in eight colours.

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