OverviewThis article contains information about Focused Inbox for Outlook. WHAT IS FOCUSED INBOXWhat is Focused Inbox?Focused Inbox is the natural successor to Clutter. Focused Inbox separates your inbox into two tabs—Focused and Other. Your most important emails are on the Focused tab while the rest remain easily accessible—but out of the way—on the Other tab. Focused Inbox also learns, and uses your reading habits, frequent contacts, and other data to create a unique Inbox experience that best reflects how you use your email. HOW DO I USE FOCUSED INBOX?Turning On and Using Focused Inbox
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| Turn Focused Inbox On- Login to Outlook on the web.
For USF email accounts, please visit http://outlook.com/usf.edu. - Select Settings (cog icon in the upper right) ->
- Select Display Settings ->
- Select Focused Inbox
- Under When email is received, select Select Sort messages into Focused and Other located under "When email is received".
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The Focused and Other tabs will appear at the top of your mailbox. Clicking on the tabs will bring you to the respective mailbox view. Click Ok.
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Change how your messages are organized- From your Inbox, select
Moving a message from Focused to Other- Select either the Focused or Other tab , then rightfrom your Inbox.
- Right-click the message you want to move.
- To move a message from Focused to Other, select
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To move
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Moving a message from Other to Focused , select - Select either the Focused or Other tab from your Inbox.
- Right-click the message you want to move.
Select Move to Focused inbox.
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| Turn Focused Inbox On- On the Organize tab, select Select Focused Inbox on the Organize tab.
The Focused and Other tabs will appear at the top of your inbox
Change how your messages are organizedFrom your Inbox, select the Focused tab and then select Moving a message from Focused to Other- Select the Focused tab from your Inbox
- Select the message you want to move.
- Select Message >
Select Move to Other if you want only the selected message moved. Choose Message > Always Move to Other if you want all future messages from the sender to be delivered to the Other tab.
Select Message >Move
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Moving a message from Other to Focused - Select the Focused tab from your Inbox
- Select the message you want to move.
- Select Message
Select Move to Focused if you want only the selected message moved. Choose Message > Always Move to Focused if you want all future messages from the sender to be delivered to the Focused tab.
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Outlook MobileFocused Inbox is already enabled for Outlook for Android and iOS. If you do not use the Outlook app, you can download it from your app store. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONSQ. How will this work with Clutter, and what happens to my Clutter messages? A. Clutter is going away in favor of Focused Inbox. All of your new emails will be sorted into Focused and Other. All current messages in your clutter folder will remain there. Q. Can I still use Clutter? A. For now, yes, but Clutter will be going away and will stop working. Q. Can I turn it off? A. Yes you can, however we strongly encourage you to use the feature for a few weeks before switching. Visit this link for assistance with disabling Focused Inbox.
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