How to Turn Off the Focused Inbox in Outlook

How to Turn Off the Focused Inbox in Outlook

Video • 3 minutes

Learning Objectives

  1. Understand what the Focused Inbox feature does in Outlook..
  2. Explore how email sorting changes when using the Focused Inbox feature.
  3. Simplify your inbox view by consolidating all messages into one tab.

    Lesson Description

    Not a fan of Outlook's Focused Inbox feature? We'll show you how to disable it in both the classic and new versions of Outlook. While the Focused Inbox is designed to separate important emails from less relevant ones, it can sometimes cause users to miss messages by splitting them into two tabs: "Focused" and "Other". If you prefer seeing all your emails in a single unified list, follow along as we walk through the steps to turn off this feature quickly and easily.