How to view only unread messages in Outlook?
For many Outlook users, their Outlook mail folders may mix with read and unread messages. Some Outlook users want to keep only the unread messages in their Outlook Mail List in order to easily deal with them on time. With this article, you will learn how to view only unread messages in Outlook with details.
Temporary view only unread messages in Outlook
Always view only unread messages in Outlook
Temporary view only unread messages in Outlook
This section will show you how to temporary view only unread message in Outlook. Please do as follows.
1. Get into the mail folder which you want to temporary view only the unread messages.
2. In Outlook 2010 and 2013, click "Filter E-mail" > "Unread" under "Home" tab. See screenshot:
3. After clicking "Unread", all unread email messages are filtered and listed in the Mail List of your selected folder at once.
Note:
1. When you get into another folder or restart the Outlook, the folder which you have filtered by unread messages will be reset to the default view automatically.
Always view only unread messages in Outlook
If you want to always view only the unread messages in Outlook, you need to do with the following configuration.
1. Get into the email folder which you want to always view only the unread messages inside.
2. In Outlook 2010 and 2013, go to the "View" tab, and click "View Settings". See screenshot:
3. In the "Advanced View Settings" dialog box (in Outlook 2007, it is "Customize View" dialog box), please click "Filter" button.
4. In the "Filter" dialog box, please go to the "More Choices" tab, and then check the "Only items that are: unread" box. And finally click "OK" button.
5. When it returns to the previous dialog box, please click "OK" button.
Then the selected mail folder just display the unread messages in the mail list.
Notes:
1. If the selected folder existing with no unread messages, where will be no messages showing in the mail list view.
2. The selected folder keeps showing only the unread messages in the mail list if you do not change the view settings of it.
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