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Hi All
I'm loving the new Outlook, however I'm having real difficulty manually sorting my email folders.
Clicking & dragging the folder, only allows me to drop the folder INTO another folder, but doesn't allow me to drop it in between other folders (meaning I cannot re-arrange / sort the folders manually).
Right clicking the folder and clicking "Move", again only allows me to move the folder INTO another folder. There is no "move up or down" option unfortunately.
It is currently sorting my folders in alphabetical order, but I wish to change this. I have been through all the settings and cannot find anywhere I can manually sort my email folders.
Can anyone assist?
Thank you
Thomas
Using Classic Outlook on Windows for personal email, calendar, and contact management
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Just started to use the New Outlook. Now we're well into 2024 and still NOTHING! How can this be? Why isn't this just fixed? Just do it for crying out loud! It's always the same ****, not everything is included in our NEW version and then it takes MORE than FROEVER to even just fix the most basic stuff!
To bump this crucial issue please - my workplace is switching off the old Outlook this week and it will make my life very difficult if I can't re-order the folders - thanks.
Bump! Seriously?
Perfect answer 🤣👍
I might have found a work-around to move a subfolder into the correct position alphabetically. If you change the name of the folder that's in the wrong spot alphabetically (such as by putting a "z" in front of the name), it will move the folder to the correct spot (the end of the list in my "z" example). Next, go to the same folder and change the name back to normal. It should move it back to the correct spot. Not ideal, but at least I can find my folders now.