Applies ToOutlook for Microsoft 365 for Mac Outlook 2024 for Mac Outlook 2021 for Mac

The Inbox or any other mail folder can be filtered to display only unread messages. By default, unread messages appear in bold in the message list. 

To display only the Outlook messages that have not yet been read, take these steps. 

  1. While in the Outlook app, open the View menu. 

  2. Go to Filter By and select Unread in the submenu. 

    Mac settings view filter by unread

    Your action will be confirmed with a checkmark  Outline of checkmarkby Unread in the menu.

Note: You can also toggle the Unread filter on or off with the shift-command-O key combination. 

See also

View only unread messages in Outlook (Windows, Web)

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