Sort a Mailbox in Outlook

When you want to change the order of the emails in your Inbox, use the Microsoft Outlook filter system.

Open your Inbox, and click Filter at the top of the window. Select Sort. Select a sorting setting. You can sort by date, sender, size, importance, or subject, and you can order emails to display either oldest on top or newest on top.

Sort the Folder List in Outlook

In Outlook, the easiest way to arrange your most-used folders is to set up your favorites list.

On the left side of the Outlook window where your folders list resides, right-click a folder and select Add to Favorites. This folder now appears in your favorites list. In your favorites list, right-click a folder and select either Move up the list or Move down the list. Use this feature to list favorite folders in your preferred order. Remove folders from your favorites by right-clicking the folder and selecting Remove from Favorites.