- ‘Star’ messages that require special attention in Yahoo Mail
- Flag a message in Yahoo Mail
- Messages starring in Yahoo Mail Basic and the Yahoo Mail app
‘Star’ messages that require special attention in Yahoo Mail
If you can’t immediately process a new message in Yahoo Mail, you can “flag” or tag it so you don’t forget to follow up later. Even if you delete a message from your inbox, it stays in your inbox tagged †
The information in this article applies to the web versions of Yahoo Mail and the Yahoo Mail mobile app for iOS and Android.
Flag a message in Yahoo Mail
To mark an email in your Yahoo Mail inbox, select asterisk next to the subject.
To view a flagged message, select tagged on the left side of Yahoo Mail.
In addition, you can highlight a message while viewing it using Yahoo Mail keyboard shortcuts. To highlight the message you are currently viewing, press the l †
To remove a flag from a post, click Shift+L †
Messages starring in Yahoo Mail Basic and the Yahoo Mail app
In the mobile version of Yahoo Mail, you cannot mark messages in your inbox. You must first select a message to view it and then press asterisk in the upper right corner.
In Yahoo Mail Basic you can mark messages from your inbox; however, there is no way to see all your flagged messages.