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When will this update come? Simple thing, but greatly needed
Cannot manually sort folders with new Outlook
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Anonymous
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
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Anonymous
2024-02-22T10:52:38+00:00 -
Anonymous
2024-01-05T20:21:45+00:00 Can someone from Microsoft as least RESPOND to this thread as to whether or not this is being looked at? Obviously there are a large amount of people who are in need of this feature. I will be returning to Classic until this feature is available in the new Outlook....
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Anonymous
2023-12-27T16:03:20+00:00 I have switched back to the old interface due to this issue. This seems like a very, very basic user interface feature used daily as an organizational tool for many, many users.
I'm ready to switch to the new interface as soon as this is addressed, but absolutely NOT before.
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Anonymous
2023-12-06T10:00:14+00:00 Just switched to the New Outlook and I was surprised to see that this basic functionality is absent from the app.
Microsoft please fix!
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Anonymous
2023-11-13T17:03:52+00:00 I agree, this function is extremely important and useful when I must save emails in a specific order. Please fix asap!