outlook mail : allow sort by read status

[Guest]

Quicker than doing a search as suggested in help. A quick sort by read,
putting unread messages at the top of the mail subdirectory would really be
helpful. Program allows ascending/descending sort option for all other fields
in the mail pane. ksm

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[Roady [MVP]]

You can also do this by sorting on the icon or use a Search Folder.

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[Guest]

You already have that option. Right click on the message list headers and
choose Field Chooser, Pick 'Read" and add that column.

 

[Brian Tillman]

Quicker than doing a search as suggested in help. A quick sort by
read, putting unread messages at the top of the mail subdirectory
would really be helpful. Program allows ascending/descending sort
option for all other fields in the mail pane. ksm

Check the Unread Mail search folder.

 

[Guest]

This does not work for messages already filed away in personal folders.

I filter just about everything into folders prior to reading so I have no
recourse here, right?

I don't understand why you can not sort on the "read" icon...

 

[Brian Tillman]

This does not work for messages already filed away in personal
folders.

If the message is unread, the Search Folder will locate it no matter what
folder it's in.

 

[Guest]

Brian,

OK - but my problem is that the "unread" search folder finds all unread
messages in all of my folders.

I want an "unread" folder for each subfolder I have. There are many folders
that I filter to that I really don't care much about and get a lot of
borderline spam to. Using this 'unread search folder" feature is therefore
not very useful to me.

Why not just allow me to sort each folder by read/unread like just about
every other mail utility out there? Patent infringement?!?

 

[Brian Tillman]

Why not just allow me to sort each folder by read/unread like just
about every other mail utility out there? Patent infringement?!?

Why not just click View>Arrange By>Current View>Unread Messages?