Tags can help you keep your Webmail and email organized. You can create tags and apply them to emails, contacts, and events. Tagging lets you filter your inbox, contact list, and calendar to display only items with a specific tag.
How to create a new tag
To create a new tag:
- Go to https://webmail.shaw.ca
- Log in to Webmail with your username and password.
- Open the New Message dropdown list and select Tag.
- Enter a tag name and select a colour.
- Your new tag will appear in the Tags list
You can also create tags by right-clicking any email, highlighting Tag Message, and selecting New Tag.
How to use tags
To tag an email message, contact name or calendar item:
- Go to https://webmail.shaw.ca
- Log in to Webmail with your username and password.
- Right-click on an email, contact, or event, highlight Tag Contact, and select a tag.
You can also click and drag any email contact, or event onto a tag into the Tag list, to apply the tag.
How to tag multiple items at once
To tag multiple items:
- Go to https://webmail.shaw.ca
- Log in to Webmail with your username and password.
- Select the checkboxes next to items you want to tag.
- Right-click any of the items, highlight Tag Messages, and select a tag.
Note: Tags will appear in the Tags list, on the left side of the window, below your Mail Folders. Select a tag to filter your inbox, contacts, or events to only display items that have that tag.
How to search for items with a specific tag
To search for items tagged with specific tags:
- In the search at the top of Webmail, type "Tag:".
- Select a tag from the list that appears.
- You can also type "Tag:" and then select a tag from the Tags list.
To limit your search to email, contacts, or events, use the dropdown list on the left side of the search bar, before typing "Tag:".
How to remove a tag from an item
To remove a tag from a message, calendar, or event, open the item and click the X next to any tag.
How to delete a tag
If you need to delete a tag, follow these steps:
- Right-click the tag in the Tags list and select Delete.
- Deleting a tag removes it from every item that had the tag, but will not delete the emails, contacts, or events.