Microsoft Outlook Focused Inbox Feature

Focused Inbox organizes your Inbox into two tabs - Focused and Other. The Focused tab contains your most important email messages. The Other tab contains the remaining messages.

ITS recommends turning Outlook Focused Inbox off.

 

Microsoft Outlook Focused Inbox for PC

1. Open Microsoft Outlook. Click View.

Outlook Home Ribbon

 

2.  Click Show Focused Inbox to toggle the feature on/off. Button will be highlighted when Focused inbox is active and not highlighted when inactive.

Outlook View Ribbon

Feature to show Focused Inbox

Feature to not show Focused Inbox
Feature On   Feature Off

Microsoft Outlook Focused Inbox for Mac

1. Open Microsoft Outlook. Click on Organize.

Mac Outlook Ribbon tab for organize

 

2. Click Focused Inbox to toggle the feature on/off. Button will be highlighted when Focused inbox is active and not highlighted when inactive.

Mac Outlook Ribbon tab for organize and Focused tab

Mac Focused feature on Mac Focused feature off
Feature On Feature Off

Microsoft Outlook Focused Inbox for Android

If Focused Inbox is on, you will see Focused / Other listed under the Inbox.

Android Focused On

If Focused Inbox is off, you will not see Focused / Other listed under the Inbox.

Android Focused Off
 
1. Open the Outlook app. To toggle Focused Inbox on/off, click on the Menu icon (triple bars).
Android Menu button
 
2. Click the Settings icon (gear).
 
Mac Outlook Settings gear
 
3. Click the toggle beside Focused Inbox.
Focused Inbox toggle on Focused Inbox toggle off
Focused Inbox Toggle ON Focused Inbox Toggle OFF

Microsoft Outlook Focused Inbox for iOS

1.  Open the Outlook app. To toggle Focused Inbox on/off, click on the Menu icon (triple bars).

Menu button

 

2. Click on the Settings icon (gear).

Settings Gear button

 
3. Click the toggle beside Focused Inbox.
 
Focused Inbox toggle on Focused Inbox toggle off
Focused Inbox Toggle ON Focused Inbox Toggle OFF

 

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Article ID: 1553
Created
Mon 2/25/19 12:47 PM
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Mon 10/17/22 9:50 AM