Organize email with Outlook on the web
Prioritize messages with Focused Inbox
Focused Inbox sorts your email into two tabs: Focused for messages you’re most likely to read, and Other for the rest.
To turn on Focused Inbox:
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Select Settings
> Focused Inbox.
To move a message from one tab to the other:
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Select the Focused tab, or the Other tab.
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Select the message you want to move, on the toolbar select Move to > Move to... or Always move to...
![Focused Inbox in Outlook on the web](https://support.content.office.net/en-us/media/79889d7e-3b5f-495f-bff3-42d223abdabb.png)
Use Filters to sort and display your messages
Use filters to choose which messages to display.
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Select Filter.
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Select an option.
![Filtering email in Outlook on the web](https://support.content.office.net/en-us/media/51eaba9b-92fc-49c1-8d91-7fcb8dea52e6.png)
View messages as conversations or individually
To view related messages as a single conversation or thread:
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Select Settings
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Under Conversation view, select if you want the messages as a conversation with:
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Newest messages on top
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Newest messages on bottom
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To view messages individually:
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Select Settings
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Under Conversation view, select Off.
![Conversation view toggles in Outlook on the web](https://support.content.office.net/en-us/media/efb54967-4668-432b-928f-672c48cccc0c.png)
Create a rule
Use rules to automate actions on incoming email, like moving certain messages to a specific folder.
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To create a rule on a specific message:
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Right-click it and select Create rule…. You can also select More options (...) and select Create rule.
To edit an existing rule:
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Select Settings .
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Select Mail > Rules.
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Select Edit rule next to the rule you want to change.
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Make the changes you want.
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Select Save.
![Create a new rule in Outlook on the web](https://support.content.office.net/en-us/media/fe2cd39f-227f-466a-ae74-983c97293d8e.png)
Archive a message
Keep your inbox clean by archiving messages that you’ve replied to or acted on, but don't want to delete or move to a folder.
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Choose one or more messages.
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Right-click and select Archive.
Or select Archive on the toolbar.
Archived items are easy to find from the search box or in the Archive folder.
![Archiving messages in Outlook on the web](https://support.content.office.net/en-us/media/4c9a39e3-f284-4adb-851e-9769a101f2f9.png)