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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 want to reinforce the need for this update, as it is a critical feature for managing high volumes of emails.
Please make it a priority to update this feature!
Thank you, I have submitted the feedback as you suggested.
I am already using the "Favourites" sub-menu, however this does not provide me with a solution. I have over 50 folders, so using favourites is not a practical solution. I need to be able to manually organize my folders outside of favourites (as you can do so in classic outlook).
Hope you will add this feature to the new Outlook soon, as it is a very basic and fundamental requirement for many users I would imagine.
Thanks again for your response.
Kind Regards
Thomas
Alos wanted to bump this up, super important for people like me who have over 50+ folders to sort through. I have a custom list in the Classic version of Outlook that I would like to maintain in the new version (September 2023!)
Bumping this again. It's been almost 5 months since this issue was raised. Does Microsoft have an estimated completion date for this feature in new outlook?
Hello this is a very important function for a large volume of folders. Please prioritize this higher as a release. How can I get the move up and down options on my menu? I only have move, and yes it only allows me to move my subfolder into a new subfolder and not in between.
Thank you!