We’ll have you back to sorting and filtering in no time!
If you are running Outlook version 1703 or higher, you may (or may not) have noticed that the option to sort email by ALL, UNREAD, MENTIONED and options for filtering mail by DATE and Newest have disappeared. This change is due to Build 7967.2161. Microsoft has changed the mail viewing options for Outlook in order to make room on the toolbar for the Focused Inbox feature.
If it hasn’t already, the change is coming to your inbox on a future update.
To find your version of Outlook go to
File
>
Office Account
>
About Outlook
. Your version of Outlook will be listed at the top.
On their website, Microsoft has stated that there is “currently no option to revert to the prior behavior” – so for anyone missing these features don’t worry! Your email can still be sorted and filtered, it just requires a bit of work.
How to sort and filter your email
To check how your e-mail is currently being sorted, check for the small triangle on the field of headers:
To sort by
Unread,
Mentioned
or other
Filters, select the
ALL
button and select your choice from the dropdown menu. You can also select
Arrange By
to use options such asDate, From and other criteria.
In addition to the options above, you can also use the
Filter Email
button located on the ribbon.
For more information on using Outlook’s Filter Email see Filter email messages on the Microsoft Support page
Take advantage of the quick access toolbar to quickly access filters
Adding your filters to the Quick Access Toolbar can help you save time when filtering your email. In the example below shows how to add Unread mail messages to the Quick Access Toolbar:
Click anywhere in the Outlook
Search
box. When the
Search
tab commands become available on the toolbar,
right-click the Unread icon
and select
Add to Quick Access Toolbar
You can also use the
Arrange
by
filter, but it will first need to add it to the ribbon. To customize the ribbon,
right-click on the ribbon
and select
Customize the Ribbon
Under Customize the Ribbon
Main Tabs
,
click Home (Mail) > New Group
– select
Rename
and rename the group to
Arrange
In the
Choose commands from column,
select All Commands
– scroll down to
Arrange by,
select the third Arrange By and click Add
Click the name of the group (Arrange by) under
Customize the Ribbon
and
use the UP arrow to move it under the Respond group
(this can be changed later if you would like to move it somewhere else.)
Click OK
to add the new group onto the Ribbon.
Right-click on the new Arrange by button
and
click Add to Quick Access Toolbar.
For more information on using commands with the Quick Access toolbar see Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar. If you would like a PDF copy of these instructions for easy reference, it can downloaded from here.
References:
Office.com: Fixes for recent issues in Outlook for Windows
Spiceworks: Topic/Missing bar in Outlook 2016
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