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Opening your inbox and checking your Yahoo emails is easy! Simply log into the website on your desktop and click on the 'Mail' section, or access it through the mobile app to open Yahoo Mail.
Steps
Using the Mobile App (iOS and Android)
Open the "Yahoo Mail" app.
Click Sign In (Log In).
Enter your email address.
Click Next (Continue).
Enter your password.
Click Sign In (Log In).
Click on an email. The email will open.
Click on the attachment. If the email has an attachment, it will open when clicked. From there, you can download or share the attachment from the top-right corner of the screen.
Exit the screen with the attachment.
Click on the horizontal ⋮ icon. You will be given several options:
- Mark as unread - Change an opened email back to unread status.
- Star this message - Place this email in the "Starred" folder.
- Mark as spam - Move this email and sender to the spam folder.
- Print or share - Display options to share, such as sending your email as a message or printing it.
Close the menu. You can tap anywhere outside the menu to close it.
Click on the back arrow. From here, you can:
- Click Reply to respond to this email.
- Click ⏭ Forward to send this email to a contact.
Close the menu.
Click the "Move To" button. This icon looks like a folder with an upward arrow. From here, you can:
- Archive the email, meaning it will be removed from your inbox but remain saved in your account.
- Mark the email as spam.
- Create a new folder for the email. The new folder will appear as an option in this menu.
Close the menu.
Click on the box icon. This action will archive the email with just one click.
Click on the trash can icon. This will move the email from your inbox to the trash.
Click < Inbox to return to your inbox.
Click ☰. From here, you can view all your folders in Yahoo Mail:
- Inbox
- Unread
- Starred
- Drafts
- Sent
- Archive
- Spam
- Trash
- Categorization (People, Social, Travel, Shopping, Finance)
- Any custom folders you've created
Click Inbox. This will take you back to your inbox. You have successfully opened and reviewed the email!
Use the website from your desktop.
Visit the Yahoo website Yahoo website.
Click on Sign In (Log In), located in the top-right corner of the Yahoo homepage.
Enter your email address.
Click Next (Continue).
Enter your password.
Click on Sign In (Log In).
Click on Mail (Email). You can find this button to the right of the Sign In button.
Click on an email.
Familiarize yourself with the email toolbar. Here are the options available in the open email. The options (from left to right) include:
- Compose - Located far left; create a new email.
- Reply - Left arrow.
- Reply to All - Two left arrows.
- Forward - Right arrow; send this email to a contact.
- Archive - Remove this email from your inbox and store it in your account.
- Move - Opens a dropdown menu with all the folders in your Yahoo Mail account.
- Delete - Moves the email to the Trash folder.
- Spam - Moves the email to your spam folder.
- More - Contains options like Mark as Unread, Star, Block, and Print.
View an attachment. If the sender has attached an image or document, it will appear at the bottom of the email; you can download it by clicking below the icon.
Click on Inbox (Inbox). This section is located at the top left corner of your email page. Now you know how to open and view your emails!
Tip
- When using the website on a desktop, you can access the options on the left side of the screen to open folders other than the Inbox.
- On the mobile app, tap the floating circular button with a pen icon to open a new email template.
Warning
- If you are using a shared computer, be sure to log out of Yahoo after checking your emails.
