How To Create New Folders To Organize Mail In Outlook

How to Make an Outlook Mail Folder

To create a new folder in Outlook:

Use Categories to Color-Code Messages

To set up category preferences in Outlook, select Home > Categorize > All Categories. You’ll have the option to add, delete, and rename categories, and to assign a shortcut key to categories. To do this in Outlook.com, select a message and select Categorize > Manage categories. In the Categories dialog, you can add or delete categories and indicate whether you want them to appear in the Favorites list. To apply a category color to an email: Alternatively:

Create a New Folder in Outlook.com

To set up. a new folder:

Create a Subfolder in Outlook.com 

To create a new folder as a subfolder of an existing Outlook.com folder:

Using Folders and Categories

Drag individual messages from your Inbox or any other folder to the new folders you make to organize your email. You can also right-click a message, select Move, and choose a folder you want to move an email to. You can even set up rules in Outlook to filter emails from specific senders to a folder or apply a category so that you don’t have to do it manually.