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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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manually sorting subfolders is a MUST. I am not switching to the new Outlook until this is figured out. My colleagues have also opted out of using new outlook due to this BASIC function missing.
I came here for the same reason.
How utterly ridiculous that a software developer would remove a feature just because they don't appreciate that some people want to change their UI. your vision for the ideal UI isnt the best for everyone, stop focusing on UI and think about UX, its far more important.
Another work around is to rename folders and add sequential numbers to sort in your folders in a preferred order vs. alphabetical. Microsoft should definitely add the option to manually sort folders (without the numbering my least used folder is at the top of the list!)
Also asking for this to be considered a priority update, it's making managing my emails a nightmare!
Just switched to the New Outlook and I was surprised to see that this basic functionality is absent from the app.
Microsoft please fix!