Smart Folders

This article applies to: Outlook for Mac

Smart Folders is a feature that lets you to set up "virtual" folders that gather all the messages that meet the criteria you specify. The messages themselves aren't actually moved to these virtual folders. Each message will be listed in every Smart Folder whose criteria it meets.

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Smart Folders in Outlook 2016 for Mac

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