Apple mail unread smart mailbox

A very specific question!

The "Unread" smart mailbox in Apple Mail is a feature that allows you to see the number of unread emails in your mailbox, right in the Mail app's sidebar. Here's how to use it:

Enabling the Unread smart mailbox:

  1. Open the Mail app on your Mac or iOS device.
  2. Click or tap on the "Mailboxes" button in the top-left corner of the screen (or swipe left from the left edge of the screen on iOS).
  3. Select "Smart Mailboxes" from the dropdown menu.
  4. Click or tap on the "+" button at the bottom of the screen.
  5. Select "Unread" from the list of available smart mailboxes.

Customizing the Unread smart mailbox:

  1. Click or tap on the "Edit" button next to the "Unread" smart mailbox.
  2. In the "Unread" smart mailbox settings, you can choose which accounts and mailboxes you want to include in the count.
  3. You can also choose to show the count for all unread emails, or only for emails that are unread in the current mailbox.

Using the Unread smart mailbox:

  1. Once you've enabled the Unread smart mailbox, you'll see the number of unread emails in the sidebar, next to the mailbox name.
  2. Click or tap on the mailbox name to view the unread emails.
  3. You can also use the "Unread" smart mailbox as a filter to quickly find all unread emails in your mailbox.

I hope that helps!