This article contains information regarding Focused Inbox for Outlook. Focused Inbox separates your inbox into two tabs—Focused and Other. Your most important email messages are on the Focused tab while the rest remain easily accessible—but out of the way—on the Other tab.
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Outlook for Windows
In Outlook for Windows, Focused Inbox is available only for Microsoft 365, Exchange, and Outlook.com accounts.
Turn Focused Inbox on
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In Outlook, select the View tab.
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Select Show Focused Inbox.
The Focused and Other tabs will appear at the top of your mailbox. You’ll be informed about email flowing to Other, and you can switch between tabs any time to take a quick look.
Change how your messages get organized
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From your inbox, select the Focused or Other tab, and then right-click the message you want to move.
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If you're moving from Focused to Other, select Move to Other if you want only the selected message moved. Select Always Move to Other if you want all future messages from the sender to be delivered to the Other tab.
If you're moving from Other to Focused, select Move to Focused if you want only the selected message moved. Select Always Move to Focused if you want all future messages from the sender to be delivered to the Focused tab.
Outlook on the web
Turn on Focused Inbox
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Open Outlook on the web by navigating to https://www.fgcu.edu/email/.
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At the top right of the page, select Settings
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Select the toggle next to Focused Inbox.
The Focused and Other tabs will appear at the top of your mailbox. You’ll be informed about email flowing to Other, and you can switch between tabs any time to take a quick look.
Change how your messages get organized
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From your inbox, select the Focused or Other tab, and then right-click the message you want to move.
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To move a message from Focused to Other, select Move > Move to Other inbox. Select Always move to Other inbox if you want all future messages from the sender to be delivered to the Other tab.
If you're moving a single message from Other to Focused, select Move > Move to Focused inbox. Select Always move to Focused inbox if you want all future messages from the sender to be delivered to the Focused tab.
Outlook for Mac
In Outlook for Mac, Focused Inbox is only available for Microsoft 365 Apps for business Emails.
Turn Focused Inbox on
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Open Outlook for Mac.
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On the Organize tab, select Focused inbox.
The Focused and Other tabs will appear at the top of your inbox. You’ll be informed about email flowing to Other, and you can switch between tabs any time to take a quick look.
Tip: You can set the badge count—the count of unread mail—to include only the messages in the Focused list. See Outlook > Preferences > Notifications and Sounds > Badge count to adjust this setting.
Change how your messages get organized
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From your inbox, select the Focused tab, and then select the message you want to move.
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Select Message > Move to Other if you want only the selected message moved. Select Message > Always Move to Other if you want all future messages from the sender to be delivered to the Other tab.
Select Message >Move to Focused if you want only the selected message moved. Select Message > Always Move to Focused if you want all future messages from the sender to be delivered to the Focused tab.
