Rather than reading through all the new messages one by one, filters can be used to highlight specific messages or threads of interest automatically. They can also be used to ignore or hide message threads of no interest. Filters are especially useful in avoiding spams. Give the new filter a name that will give you an idea of what it does. Select which message header you would like to scan.
Communicator can search through the subject and sender fields of message headers.
Enter the text for which you would like to scan. Tell Communicator what action to take when it applies a filter. This option prevents the user from seeing the message. The message is still visible in the user interface but will not appear in bold as a new message. This action allows you skip past a message thread by ignoring it.