Turn On/Off Focused Inbox in Outlook Client

Overview

Focused Inbox separates your inbox into two tabs—Focused and Other. Your most important emails are on the Focused tab while the rest remain easily accessible—but out of the way—on the Other tab.

Outlook 2016 Windows Client

Turn Focused Inbox on

  1. In Outlook 2016, select the View tab.

  2. Select Show Focused Inbox.

    The Focused and Other tabs will appear at the top of your mailbox. You’ll be informed about email flowing to Other, and you can switch between tabs any time to take a quick look.

    NOTE:  Clicking on "Show Focused Inbox" a second time will disable this feature.

Change how your messages get organized

  1. From your inbox, select the Focused or Other tab, and then right-click the message you want to move.

  2. If moving from Focused to Other, choose Move to Other if you want only the selected message moved. Choose Always Move to Other if you want all future messages from the sender to be delivered to the Other tab.

    If moving from Other to Focused, choose Move to Focused if you want only the selected message moved. Choose Always Move to Focused if you want all future messages from the sender to be delivered to the Focused tab.

 

Outlook 2016 for Mac

Turn Focused Inbox on

  1. Open Outlook 2016 for Mac.

  2. On the Organize tab, select Focused inbox.

    The Focused and Other tabs will appear at the top of your inbox. You’ll be informed about email flowing to Other, and you can switch between tabs any time to take a quick look.

NOTE: You can set the badge count—the count of unread mail—to include only the messages in the Focused list. See Outlook > Preferences > Notifications and Sounds > Badge count to adjust this setting.

Change how your messages get organized

  1. From your inbox, select the Focused tab, and then select the message you want to move.

  2. Select Message > Move to Other if you want only the selected message moved. Choose Message > Always Move to Other if you want all future messages from the sender to be delivered to the Other tab.

    Select Message >Move to Focused if you want only the selected message moved. Choose Message > Always Move to Focused if you want all future messages from the sender to be delivered to the Focused tab.

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