Email, Messaging, & Video Calls > Email How to Sort Messages in Yahoo Mail Organize your messages in the web and mobile versions of Yahoo Mail By Heinz Tschabitscher Heinz Tschabitscher Writer University of Vienna A former freelance contributor who has reviewed hundreds of email programs and services since 1997. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on May 28, 2021 Email Yahoo! Mail Gmail Trending Videos Close this video player What to Know In the folder toolbar, select Sort by date. Choose a sort order: Unread Messages, Attachments, Starred, Sender, Subject.Yahoo Mail Basic: Select the Sort By drop-down arrow, choose your desired sort criteria, then select Apply.Filter messages: Select Settings > More Settings > Filters > Add new filters. Enter details and select Save. By default, Yahoo Mail displays the messages in your mailbox sorted by date. However, it's also possible to view your messages sorted by sender, subject, or other criteria. We show you how using both the web version of Yahoo Mail and the mobile app for iOS and Android. How to Sort Messages in Yahoo Mail To sort a folder in Yahoo Mail: Go to the folder toolbar and select Sort by date. Select the desired sort order: Unread Messages: Unread emails appear at the top of the list. Unread and read emails are sorted by date. Attachments: Messages that contain files appear above those that do not. The secondary sort order is by date. Starred: Emails that are marked with a star are displayed at the top of the list. Starred and unstarred emails are sorted in descending order by date. Sender: Messages are sorted by the name (then by the email address) in the From line. Subject: Messages are sorted alphabetically (A-Z) by subject. Select Group by conversation to use the subject as a secondary sorting criterion. The Sender and Subject options are grayed out if this option is selected. When sorting by subject, Yahoo Mail disregards Re, Fwd, and similar expressions found at the beginning of message subject lines. How to Sort Messages in Yahoo Mail Basic To sort emails in Yahoo Mail Basic: Select the Sort By drop-down arrow, then choose your desired sort criteria. It is set to Date by default. Choose Ascending Order for A-Z sorting, or choose Descending Order for Z-A sorting. Select Apply. How to Filter Messages in Yahoo Mail Another option is to create filters that automatically sort new messages to folders or the trash. You can create up to 500 filters in Yahoo Mail to organize your incoming emails. Select the Settings icon and choose More Settings. Select Filters. Select Add new filters. Enter the filter name and set the filter rules. Then, choose a folder for the emails or create a new one. Select Save. How to Find a Specific Message in Yahoo Mail If you want to find a specific email, search for messages using a number of criteria, or have Yahoo Mail find all messages from a specific sender. How to Sort Messages in the Yahoo Mail App Although it's not possible to custom-sort emails within individual folders, there are other ways to sort your messages. Select Search to display a list of filters that you can use to see the messages you want to see. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Subscribe Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit