How to Use Yahoo! Account Multitask Using Tabs - Yahoo Email Services
Learn how, with a single click, Recent gets you to your recent emails, search results, and drafts.
As you view emails and search in Yahoo Mail, those messages and your last search term will appear under "Recent" for easy access.
Enable Recent
Sign in to Yahoo Mail.
Mouse over the Settings menu icon Gear Icon | select Settings.
Click Viewing email.
Next to "Multitasking," select Recent.
Click Save.
Access your recently viewed items
Messages you're writing, emails you've recently opened, and your last set of search results are grouped together for easy access.
In the Left Navigation column, click Recent.
Your most recently viewed emails and search results appear in a list below "Recent."
Click an item from the list to view it in the content area to the right.
Remove your recently viewed items
Keep your Recent list clean by removing emails and search results you don't need instant access to.
In the Left Navigation column, mouse over an item in your Recent list.
An "X" appears to the right of the item.
Click X to remove the item from Recent.
Emails removed from Recent won't be deleted from your account.