Download headers and items in an IMAP folder
Do one of the following:
Download headers only
Manually download headers only
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On the Tools menu, point to Send/Receive, point to Work with Headers, point to Download Headers From, and then click your IMAP account in the list.
Automatically download headers only each time you check e-mail
- On the Tools menu, point to Send/Receive Settings, and then click Define Send/Receive Groups.
- Click a group that contains your IMAP account, and then click Edit.
- Under Accounts, click your IMAP account.
- In the list, select the check box for each folder you want to include when checking e-mail, and after each folder you select, click Download complete item including attachments.
Download some items in a folder
After you have manually or automatically downloaded headers, you can mark items to be downloaded from the server. When you download messages, they are placed only on your computer. When you delete messages, they are removed from both your computer and from the server.
Mark headers for messages to download from the server
- In Inbox, right-click the header, and then click Mark to Download Message(s) on the shortcut menu.
Delete messages from your computer and from the server
- In Inbox, click the item to delete, and press DELETE. A red X will appear in the header column.
Note You can select multiple items for deletion by holding down CTRL while clicking the messages, and then clicking DELETE.
Download all items in a folder
- On the Tools menu, point to Send/Receive Settings, and then click Define Send/Receive Groups.
- Click a group that contains your IMAP account, and then click Edit.
- Under Accounts, click your IMAP account.
- In the list, select the check box for each folder you want to include when checking e-mail, and after each folder you select, click Download complete item including attachments.