This is horrendously annoying and I'm getting consistent feedback from my staff this this is 100% annoying. Now, the unread count of bulk email is showing on a singular "Inbox" so you don't know if those are more urgent unreads or not! Secondly, focused and other division of one inbox now causes my desktop and my phone to notify me on EVERY bulk message. The unread messages count on the outlook left sidebar showed two counts, one for inbox, one for clutter. More specifically why- When Outlook previously separated bulk email to the clutter folder, that folder collected messages that you could check occasionally to catch up. Two reasons why: 1) nuisance notifications and 2) unuseful unread email counts.
#OUTLOOK APP UPDATE#
lesser importance bulk email) IMO this update from Microsoft was a step BACKWARDS. While I like the separation of emails concept (important vs. This focused inbox update has been rolling out on automatic updates to all of our workstations. If you don't want to use it, you can turn the Focused Inbox off. At the the very top of the list you'll see the From name of new messages in the group you aren't viewing. To use, click the Focused or Other tab at the top of the message list to switch between focused and other. Outlook desktop has a Focused button on the ribbon and in the menu to the right of the Focused/Other tabs that toggles Focused Inbox off and on.įor more information and additional screenshots, see
Turn off Focused Inbox in Outlook desktop Click the Gear icon, Options, Layout, Focused Inbox. You can turn it off in Outlook on the web's Options too. You can turn Focused Inbox off (or on) in Outlook on the web from the Inbox - click on the Filter menu and deselect Show Focused Inbox at the bottom of the menu. Turn off Focused Inbox in Outlook on the web You can choose to move just the selected message or all messages from that sender or thread. Focused Inbox or use the Move to button in the bar. If Outlook filters messages wrong, either right-click on the message and choose Move to. If there are new items in tab that is not selected, the first line of the message list will tell you have many new messages there are and include some of the senders names.Īs you can see in this screenshot, the selected tab ( Focused) is very lightly bolded. Your email can now be accessed from the Outlook app.When the Focused Inbox filter is enabled, you'll see two tabs at the top of the message list, named Focused and Other. If you want to add another account to your Outlook, click Continue. If you are setting up only your Western account, click on Skip. If you have not opted in to MFA for Office 365, you can proceed directly to Step 5. Select your preferred MFA method to continue signing in.
If you have opted in to MFA for Office 365, the following screen will appear. Step 1Įnter your Western email address, and click on Continue.Įnter your Western password, and click on Sign In.
#OUTLOOK APP FOR ANDROID#
Remote Device Wipe functionality will not be performed by WTS staff, even if requested by end-user.ĭownloading the Outlook App The Microsoft Outlook for Android can be downloaded from the Google Play Store. Note: By configuring the Western email account on your device, you may be granting Office 365 the ability to remotely wipe and/or remove the email account from your device.