Microsoft Outlook is loaded with productivity tools to help you take charge of your email.
Creating folders is the best way to stay organized in Outlook. If you move certain items into their own designated folders, you save yourself the time of having to sift through hundreds of emails.
Rules allow you to keep your inbox nice and tidy. If you receive lots of emails from work, school, or certain subscriptions, rules will allow you to file those emails away into their own sub-folder, so you don't have to miss important emails that can get buried by spam.
In this guide, we will walk you through the basics of Outlook, focusing on two essential tasks:
If you need the desktop version, visit our guide on adding accounts, folders, and rules for Windows desktop.
By mastering these fundamental skills, you'll be able to streamline your email management and boost productivity. Let's dive in.
Login to Outlook web app via ACES.
Select Email.
The Outlook web application will open.
Create Folders & Subfolders
In Outlook, in the navigation panel, you can find your mailbox, inbox, and and other folders listed. Notice the drop-down arrows, which reveal additional options and folders.
Folders are additional places that can contain important files, emails, etc.
A subfolder is the same, but is located inside of another folder such as your inbox.
To create a new folder, right click your name > New Folder.
A textbox will appear. Type the name of the folder you would like to create.
Press Enter to save folder.
To create a subfolder in your inbox, right click your inbox > Create new subfolder.
A textbox will appear. Type the name of the folder you would like to create.
Press Enter to save folder.
Create Rules for filing emails
Let's say for example, we would like to create a rule for a subscription service that is used for work or school. We want to file it away into it's own folder, so we will create a rule that says when a message arrives from "subscription service email", move the email into the Subscription folder.
Right click on the email from the sender you want to file away. Select Create rule.
The fields will be automatically filled in for you.
Note: If you want ALL emails from this sender to be filed away, [1]remove the condition about the subject line, otherwise it will only file emails with that subject.
Then, select where you would like to file all future incoming emails. Click Select one.[2]
Choose the folder to file the emails to. Press OK.
Now your rule is ready. It states:
When a message arrives from "Subscription service" and was sent to "Your name", move the message to "Subscriptions" folder.
Press OK to confirm the rule.
To see all of your rules, go to Settings > Options > Inbox and sweep rules.
Here, you can add, edit, turn off, and delete rules.
Success! You have officially mastered the basics of Outlook. Now you can stay organized and keep all of your emails in the right place.
Additional Resources
Want to learn more about Outlook's features? Visit the Microsoft Outlook Guides.
Need tech support? Contact your local or district IT help desk.
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