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
    2025-02-03T18:49:13+00:00

    I hate the new Outlook and am pissed to have to deal with a new system that is taking so much of my time and energy, never mind not doing things the old system did.

    What a PAIN IN THE NECK.

    HOW DARE MICROSOFT DO THIS!!!!!

    I DO NOT WANT A COMBINDED INBOX. I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE MY EMAILS GO TO BOTH OF MY ACCOUNTS. I WANT THEM SEPARATE. YOUR REPLY SAYS HOW TO COMBINE THEM BUT NOT HOW TO STOP THAT FROM HAPPENING. I WANT MY OLD SYSTEM BACK. MICROSOFT YOU CAN KEEP THE NEW ONE.

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-02-02T13:44:25+00:00

    Thanks! Unbelievable that you figured out how to create a unified inbox USING MICROSOFT'S OWN DEVELOP TOOL and MS won't simply provide a unified inbox as either a default or an option. So stupid. Good on you.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-02-02T11:07:41+00:00

    Thank you, I will try this.

    And "Thank you" everyone else for your helpful comments, all very much appreciated.

    Microsoft still sucks!

    I have two words for you Microsoft with your attitude....."Remember IBM!"

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-01-27T23:51:31+00:00

    Adding myself in this discussion 1 year later as they forced me to leave windows mail app. Who the f- thought this wasn't a feature that needed priority?

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-12-31T12:58:33+00:00

    I also gave up, reverting to Outlook Classic and pop access in order to be able to have all mailboxes going to the same place!
    Just hopping that one day Microsoft will understand what users want...

    JYLO

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