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+<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its"
+ type="topic" id="mail-search-folders-add">
+
+ <info>
+ <desc>Setting up a search folder.</desc>
+
+ <link type="guide" xref="mail-search-folders" />
+
+ <revision pkgversion="3.0.2" version="0.1" date="2011-07-30" status="final"/>
+ <credit type="author">
+ <name>Andre Klapper</name>
+ <email>ak-47@gmx.net</email>
+ </credit>
+ <credit type="author">
+ <name>Novell, Inc</name> <!-- Content partially from http://library.gnome.org/users/evolution/2.32/usage-mail-organize-vfolders.html.en -->
+ </credit>
+ <license>
+ <p>Creative Commons Share Alike 3.0</p>
+ </license>
+
+ </info>
+
+<title>Creating A Search Folder</title>
+
+<steps>
+<item><p>Click <guiseq><gui>Edit</gui><gui>Search Folders</gui></guiseq>, or click <guiseq><gui>Message</gui><gui>Create Rule</gui></guiseq> and select the criterion the search folder will be based on, or if you have run a search, click <guiseq><gui>Search</gui><gui>Create Search Folder From Search...</gui></guiseq>.</p></item>
+<item><p>Click <gui style="button">Add</gui>.</p></item>
+<item><p>Enter a name in the <gui>Rule name</gui> field.</p></item>
+<item><p>Define the conditions for the rule. For each condition, you first select which part of the message will be checked and then define the comparison.</p><p>For more information on the available conditions see <link xref="mail-search-folders-conditions">Available Search Folder conditions</link>.</p></item>
+<item><p>If you want to define multiple conditions, define under <gui>Find items</gui> if any or if all conditions have to apply, and click <gui style="button">Add Condition</gui> and repeat the previous step.</p></item>
+<item><p>Select which folders will be used for the search folder in the section <gui>Search Folder Sources</gui>. Options are:</p>
+<list>
+ <item><p>All local folders:</p>
+ <p>Uses all local folders for the search folder source in addition to individual folders that are selected.</p></item>
+
+ <item><p>All active remote folders:</p>
+ <p>Remote folders are considered active if you are connected to the server; you must be connected to your mail server for the search folder to include any messages from that source in addition to individual folders that are selected.</p></item>
+
+ <item><p>All local and active remote folders:</p>
+ <p>Uses all local and active remote folders for the search folder source in addition to individual folders that are selected.</p></item>
+
+ <item><p>Specific folders only:</p>
+ <p>Uses individual folders for the search folder source. In this case, click the <gui style="button">Add</gui> to select folders.</p></item>
+</list>
+</item>
+<item><p>Click <gui style="button">OK</gui>.</p></item>
+</steps>
+
+</page>
+
+