New Outlook with multiple accounts

Anonymous
2024-02-17T14:30:22+00:00

Hi,

In the new outlook, I have 6 email accounts. They all transferred in with the transition just fine. However, there does not appear to be a way to know which email accounts have new mail in them other than clicking on each account. And to add injury to insult, when you click on an account, you get another drop down menu.

I am in windows 11 and the 365 subscription version of outlook.

I absolutely need to see at a glance which accounts have new email in them on the main account screen. When an account does have new email, I need to be able to click on that email and have the inbox open with one click and not give me another menu to click through.,

Without these features you are adding a ridiculous amount of time to what should be a two second glance to check emails.

These are not wants, they are absolute needs.

Can anyone help? Or is time to find a new app?

Any help appreciated.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-06-21T13:15:49+00:00
    1. Consider the Older Outlook:
      • If the new Outlook’s limitations are causing inconvenience, you can continue using the older version of Outlook that allows you to link and view all inbox emails from multiple accounts seamlessly3.

    I wish this were true. Got to this page looking for exactly that info: how to achieve a "unified inbox" across email accounts in "traditional" Outlook 365. Everything I read tells me it was never possible, so apparently even the "new improved" Outlook is not one iota better. MS: everything changes all the time, but never improves, only becomes more confusing...

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-06-21T02:17:25+00:00

    consider the older outlook? evrytime you need it, you need to explain why!

    What a waste

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-06-19T03:29:38+00:00

    Instruction is non relevant for Windows it's weird that Microsoft it's on app does not have the future that they have in Mac OS ios and Android which is unified inbox. The instruction above is for Mac OS.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-06-12T08:56:29+00:00

    Hello! Thank you for reaching out regarding your experience with the new Outlook. I understand how crucial it is to efficiently manage multiple email accounts. Let’s explore some options to address your needs:

    1. Unified Inbox:
      • In the new Outlook, you can view all your email accounts’ inboxes combined in one window using the unified inbox feature.
      • To access this, follow these steps:
        1. Open the Outlook application.
        2. Click on the Account icon (usually represented by three horizontal lines or a house icon) in the upper left-hand corner.
        3. Select All Accounts to open a unified inbox containing emails from all your logged-in accounts.
    2. Third-Party Email Apps:
      • If the built-in unified inbox doesn’t meet your requirements, consider exploring third-party email apps.
      • Some external email apps allow you to add all your inboxes in one view, even if your accounts use different email service providers.
    3. Consider the Older Outlook:
      • If the new Outlook’s limitations are causing inconvenience, you can continue using the older version of Outlook that allows you to link and view all inbox emails from multiple accounts seamlessly3.

    Simply fake instructions.... Not only incredible that Outlook doesn't have unified inbox, also incredible I can't ask them to remove this inappropriate answer!!!

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