Using Categories in Outlook mobile app

Anonymous
2021-09-10T02:55:44+00:00

Hi

Does anyone know how to apply Categories to emails in the Outlook for Android app please?

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Anonymous
2021-09-10T07:41:47+00:00

Hi Zeal,

Glad to help you here. Along with the “Categories” option, Microsoft Outlook for Android will also get a new floating action menu to help you quickly access a few essential features. You will be able to access the menu by tapping and holding the compose button. You will be able to access the menu by tapping and holding the compose button.

The upcoming “Categories” feature on Microsoft Outlook for Android will allow users to group emails, events, and contacts based on customizable categories. Once released, the feature will show up as a new “Categories” option in the app settings.

Tapping on this option will open a new page, which will include a couple of predefined categories and a button to add a custom category. When you tap on any of these predefined categories, you will see a pop-up that will let you change the category name and color. However, it isn’t clear how these categories will be displayed in the inbox. So you may update the Outlook at first to have a try whether it could work or not.

Hope that this answers your concern. If you have any questions about this issue or I misunderstand your meaning, please feel free to reply and I will answer for you. Thank you very much.

Regards,

Rebecca

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-10-24T16:19:03+00:00

    where is this feature?

    IT HAS BEEN TWO YEARS!!!!!!

    COME ON MICROSOFT!!!!!!!!

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-10-24T16:29:45+00:00

    Somehow it makes me feel better to know that it's not just me that is furious about this! LOL

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-10-24T17:28:38+00:00

    This is starting to feel like an episode of Bullseye Microsoft.

    In the voice of Jim Bowden:

    “Oooo look at what you could have won, you could have had the wonderful categories feature in your iOS Outlook mobile application! This is so unfortunate you’re such an unlucky contestant as today you leave with nothing!”

    Thanks Microsoft….

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-10-25T11:35:05+00:00

    Please fix it!

    This is ridiculous for a trillion-dollar company.

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