Creating and Managing Email Filters

Creating and Managing Email Filters

The filters in Trident enable you to automatically sort incoming and outgoing emails and automate email-centric actions. In this article, we'll explore the types of filters and how they work. 

Types of Email Filters

There are two types of filters in Trident:

  1. Smart filters: These are pre-defined filters that enable you to automatically move newsletters and notification emails to the Newsletter and Notification folders. 

  2. Custom filters: These are filters that you can create to automatically organize the emails you receive and send. When the emails satisfy the conditions you've set in the filters, the chosen email-centric actions will be applied to the emails. They are of two types: Incoming and outgoing email filters.

    1. Incoming email filters: Custom filters created to manage the emails you receive.

    2. Outgoing email filters: Custom filters created to manage the emails you send. 

Creating Email Filters

To create a custom email filter:

  1. Click your profile image in the top-right corner of the app.
  2. Select Settings from the drop-down menu.
  3. Go to Mail > Filters.
  4. Choose between the Incoming/Outgoing Email Filters tab. 
  5. Click Create Filter.

Condition Type

These are rules that you can set to determine how the conditions you choose are processed. You can select one of the condition types below while creating a filter.

Any of the conditions (OR)

Emails will be processed through the filter when just one of the conditions is satisfied. For example: Set a reminder for all emails sent either to your email address or your team's group email address. 

Condition Type: Any of the Conditions (OR)

Conditions

Actions

To: jacob.sanders@zylker.com

To: content@zylker.com

Get a reminder via notification after 1 hour

All of the conditions (AND) 

Emails will be processed through the filter only when all of the conditions are satisfied. For example: Move emails to the "Respond Immediately" folder when they are from your manager and the priority is high. 

Condition Type: All of the Conditions (AND)

Conditions

Actions

From: mary.hansley@zylker.com

Priority: High

Move to: "Respond Immediately" folder

Advanced conditions (AND/OR) 

Advanced conditions use a combination of AND and OR condition types. Once you add the multiple conditions, you can switch between the AND and OR options by clicking them. 

To understand how this works, let's assume you create an advanced filter where the incoming emails can be from jacob.sanders@zylker.com or mary.hansley@zylker.com but must have the word "marketing" in the subject to be processed by this filter. 

Condition Type: Advanced Condition (AND/OR)

1

Subject contains "marketing"

AND

2

From: mary.hansley@zylker.com

OR

3

From: george.parker@zylker.com

With this advanced condition, the criteria pattern will look like this: (1 AND (2 OR 3)). According to this advanced condition, emails can satisfy either 2 or 3, but they have to satisfy 1 to be processed by this advanced filter.  

To determine the order in which the advanced conditions are processed, you can edit the criteria pattern. To do so:

  1. Click the Edit option next to the criteria pattern.

  2. Enter the desired sequence of conditions.

  3. Once done, click Save.

 

Notes: 
  1. After adding multiple conditions, you can change the AND condition to OR and vice-versa just by clicking it.
  2. In an advanced condition type, AND will be given more weightage than OR. 

No conditions. All incoming emails.

All of your incoming emails will be processed by this filter. 

Conditions

Filter conditions form the premise of what incoming or outgoing emails should be processed. You can choose multiple conditions from the following: 

Based on senders and recipients

Conditions

Operating Parameters

Input

From

Contains, doesn't contain, begins with, ends with, is, isn't

Enter email address

Delivered to

Contains, doesn't contain, begins with, ends with, is, isn't

To

Contains, doesn't contain, begins with, ends with, is, isn't

Cc

Contains, doesn't contain, begins with, ends with, is, isn't

Bcc

Contains, doesn't contain, is

To/Cc

Contains, doesn't contain, begins with, ends with, is, isn't

Note: Delivered to and Bcc are exclusive to incoming email filters.

Based on email attachments

Conditions

Operating Parameters

Input

Has Attachment

Yes, no

--

Attachment Name

Contains, doesn't contain, begins with, ends with, is, isn't

Enter value

Attachment Type

Contains, doesn't contain, begins with, ends with, is, isn't

Note: Attachment Name and Attachment Type are exclusive to incoming email filters.

Based on email content

Conditions

Operating Parameters

Input

Subject

Contains, doesn't contain, begins with, ends with, is, isn't

Enter value

Content

Contains, doesn't contain

Note: Content is exclusive to incoming email filters.

Based on date

Conditions

Operating Parameters

Date is Between

Pick the "From" and "To" date range

Note: Date is Between is exclusive to incoming filters.

Others

Conditions

Operating Parameters

Input

Priority

Is, is higher than, is lower than

Choose between "High," "Medium," or "Low" from the drop-down options

Domain Name

Is, isn't

Enter the domain name that's followed by @.

For instance, if the email is jacob.sanders@zylker.com, you need to enter zylker.com in the domain name field. 

Actions

For emails that match the conditions, you can choose what email-centric actions should be performed from the following: 

Based on email management 

Actions

Descriptions

Move to

Select the folder to which you want the emails to be moved to.

Flag as

Select the flag that you want to assign to the emails.

Tag as

Select the tags that you want to assign to the emails.

Mark as Read

Marks the emails as read.

Archive

Archives the emails.

Set Reminder

Select when you want to be reminded about the emails.

Snooze

Select the duration until which you want to snooze the emails.

Note: Mark as Read, Set Reminder, and Snooze are exclusive to incoming email filters.

Based on deleting emails

Actions

Descriptions

Delete

Moves emails to the Trash folder.

Delete After n Days

Moves emails to the Trash folder after a set number of days.

Note: Delete and Delete After n Days are exclusive to incoming email filters.

Based on entity creation

Actions

Descriptions

Add Email as Note

Creates a personal note with the email's subject as the note title and the email's content as the note content.

Add Email as Task

Creates a personal task with the email's subject as the task title and the email's content as the task content.

Note: Add Email as Note and Add Email as Task are exclusive to incoming email filters.

Based on attachments

Actions

Descriptions

Don't Add Attachment to Attachment Viewer

Doesn't add attachments in the email to the Attachment Viewer section. While the Attachment Viewer section will be available in future updates in Trident, this action will currently be performed in the Zoho Mail web app. 

Based on recipients

Actions

Descriptions

Auto Cc

Carbon copies this person while sending emails.

Auto Bcc

Blind carbon copies this person while sending emails.

Note: Auto Cc and Auto Bcc are exclusive to outgoing email filters.

Based on composing and sending emails

Actions

Descriptions

Add Signature

Adds the chosen email signature.

Read Receipt

Asks or doesn't ask recipients for read receipts. 

Change Priority 

Changes the priority to high, medium, or low based on what's selected from the drop-down options.

Note: Add SignatureRead Receipt, and Change Priority are exclusive to outgoing email filters. 

Unavailable Actions

The following actions will be available in future updates.

Incoming Email Filters

Outgoing Email Filters

  • Send an auto-response
  • Forward email to
  • Custom function (Creator)
  • Post to Cliq Channel
  • Add to Dropbox
  • Add to Google Drive
  • Add to OneDrive
  • Add to Box
  • Add to Zoho WorkDrive
  • Add template
  • Custom function (Creator) 

While you can't create or edit filters with the above-mentioned actions, you can view them if they've been used to create filters from the Zoho Mail web app. 

Skip Other Filters With Matching Conditions

To ensure that each email is only processed by one filter, check the Skip other filters with matching conditions option and place it at the top of your filter list. Without this option checked, if you have filters preceding it that match the same conditions, the email will be processed by all preceding filters before stopping at the one with this option enabled.

Actions such as Move toDeleteMark as Read, Flag as, and Forward Emails to will only occur once, even if the email meets the criteria of multiple filters with similar actions.

Filter Existing emails

To apply the newly created filter to previously received emails in a specific folder, simply check the Filter existing emails option. A popover will appear, allowing you to choose the desired folder. Once selected, the filter will be applied to those emails automatically.

Creating and Managing Filters for Multiple Email Accounts

When you have added secondary Zoho Mail accounts or have configured external email accounts (Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook, etc.) via POP/IMAP configuration, you can choose the email account for which you want to create filters. To do this:

  1. Click the drop-down with the email address listed above the Create Filter button.
  2. Choose the desired email account for which you want to create the filter.
  3. Click Create Filter

Filters will appear according to the account selected from the drop-down menu. Actions and conditions accessible for your primary and secondary Zoho Mail accounts will also be accessible for external email accounts configured via POP/IMAP.

Creating Filters From Individual Emails

You can also create new filters based on the parameters in a particular email. This helps to automatically organize all future emails you receive similar to the one you're reading.

To create a filter from an email in the list view:

  1. Right-click the email from which you wish to create the filter.

  2. Select Add to Filters.

  3. In the Create Filter window, the conditions will be added based on the email's parameters. You can configure the actions and other options as required.

  4. Once ready, click Create.


To create a filter from an email in the detail view:

  1. Open the email from which you wish to create the filter.

  2. Click the More icon at the top-right corner of the detail view.

  3. Select Add to Filters from the menu list.

  4. In the Create Filter window, the conditions will be added based on the email's parameters. You can configure the actions and other options as required.

  5. Once ready, click Create.

Note: Filters created from emails apply only to incoming emails, and you can find them under Settings > Mail > Filters > Incoming Email Filters.

Editing Email Filters

To edit an email filter:

  1. Click your profile image in the top-right corner of the app.
  2. Select Settings from the drop-down menu.
  3. Go to Mail > Filters.
  4. Choose between the Incoming/Outgoing Email Filters tab. 
  5. Click the filter you want to edit. 
  6. Make the required changes.
  7. Click Save

Duplicating Email Filters

To duplicate an email filter:

  1. Hover over the filter you want to duplicate.
  2. Click the Duplicate  icon. 
  3. Make any required changes in the dialog that opens.
  4. Click Duplicate.

Deleting Email Filters

To delete an email filter:

  1. Hover over the filter you want to delete.
  2. Click the Delete Filter  icon.
  3. Click Delete in the confirmation alert.

Note: Deleting a filter will no longer process the incoming and outgoing emails that match the set conditions.

Applying a Filter to a Selected Folder

Once you've created an incoming filter, you can decide to run it for any folder of your choice later on. To do so:

  1. Hover over the filter that you want to apply.  
  2. Click the Apply Filter  icon.
  3. Select the folder to which you want to apply the filter to, in the popover that appears.
  4. Click Apply in the confirmation alert.

Resetting the Filtered Email Count

In the filters list, when you hover over a filter, you'll notice a number. It stands for the number of emails processed by that filter since the time it was created. You can set the filtered email count to zero and begin counting again from the reset date by clicking the Reset  icon next to it.

Listing Filters in the Right Sequence

Your incoming and outgoing emails will be processed through all of the created filters with matching conditions in the sequence of their listing. So, it's important that you order your filters accordingly. 

While it's not possible to change the sequence in Trident (will be available in future updates), you can do so from Zoho Mail web settings

Searching for Filters

To search for filters you've created:

  1. Click the Search  icon next to the Create Filter button.
  2. Type the keyword in the search box, and all matching results for filter names will be displayed.


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