'New Outlook' - how to save sent emails in a different folder instead of Sent folder

Maybe it's the version of Outlook you're running. Mine is a corporate Office 365

If you start a new message, then click on the "Options" tab in the new message, there is a "Save Sent Item To" drop down menu, which would allow you to save the sent item where you choose. But it's clunky if you have a large set of folders and subfolders to navigate through.

Alternatively, when you want to send a new message and have it saved in a specific folder, go to the folder where you want your sent message to be saved, and "Reply" to an existing email in that folder (you may need to do a little cleaning up of the addressee, title and body, but quick enough). If you have the "When replying to a message that is not in the inbox...." option clicked, then your new "Reply" will be saved in that folder.

What I would much prefer is that you could automatically direct that any Sent item, be saved in the folder that you had open when you created the message.

Like the alternative above, but without having to go through the "Reply" rigmarole.

Lucky I don't design Microsoft products!!
:)

If you start a new message, then click on the "Options" tab in the new message, there is a "Save Sent Item To" drop down menu, which would allow you to save the sent item where you choose. But it's clunky if you have a large set of folders and subfolders to navigate through.

Alternatively, when you want to send a new message and have it saved in a specific folder, go to the folder where you want your sent message to be saved, and "Reply" to an existing email in that folder (you may need to do a little cleaning up of the addressee, title and body, but quick enough). If you have the "When replying to a message that is not in the inbox...." option clicked, then your new "Reply" will be saved in that folder.

What I would much prefer is that you could automatically direct that any Sent item, be saved in the folder that you had open when you created the message.

Like the alternative above, but without having to go through the "Reply" rigmarole.

Lucky I don't design Microsoft products!!
:)

As a workaround you can use this freeware: https://ivasoft.com/sentitemstoinboxflow.shtml

Tracy - Try going through the menu:

• File, Options (bottom left), Customize Ribbon

Your window looks a bit different than mine. Not sure what version I'm using or where to find that information. I'm able to switch between Simplified Ribbon and Classic Ribbon. Looks like that has gone away in the "New and Improved" version.

Just found a site that shows the difference. I'm using the desktop version of Outlook. Sounds like capabilities may be different. https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook_com/forum/all/basics-identifying-your-outlook/10cad812-2a15-4277-8aa3-f53d4388c752

What a pain. If you get something figured out, please post!