How To Look To Group Conversations In Outlook For Mac

Here's how to have Outlook collect all emails in a conversation and show them in order. To see mail arranged by conversation in Outlook: Go to the View tab in the main Outlook window's ribbon. Make sure Show as Conversations is checked in the Messages (or Conversations) area. If you want to collapse or expand all groups or conversations by default in Outlook, you can change the default collapse / expand state of groups as follows: 1. In Outlook 2007, please click View > Current View > Customize Current View.

Collapsed conversations appear with a right-facing arrow, and expanded conversations appear with a down-facing arrow. Click the arrows to expand or collapse conversations. Read messages that are part of a conversation When you click on a conversation header in the message list, the conversation index shows in the reading pane. The conversation index shows one line for each message in the conversation, with each line displaying the message sender and the first few words from the message body. For example: To Do this Expand or collapse a conversation in the message list Click Expand or Collapse next to the conversation heading. Show the conversation index in the reading pane In the message list, click the conversation heading. Read a single message from the conversation In the message list or the conversation index, click the message.

Return to the conversation index in the reading pane In the reading pane, at the top of the message, click the Conversation icon. When you arrange messages by conversation, messages in a folder that share the same subject appear together in the message list. The messages within each conversation are sorted with the newest message on top. When a new message is received, the entire conversation moves to the top of your message list. Icon for a collapsed conversation Icon for an expanded conversation Conversation heading Icon for unread message Read messages that are part of a conversation When you click on a conversation header in the message list, the conversation index shows in the reading pane. The conversation index shows one line for each message in the conversation, with each line displaying the message sender and the first few words from the message body. • At the bottom of the navigation pane, click Mail.

• Do any of the following: To Do this Expand or collapse a conversation in the message list Click Expand or Collapse next to the conversation heading. Show the conversation index in the reading pane In the message list, click the conversation heading. Read a single message from the conversation In the message list or in the conversation index, click the message. Return to the conversation index in the reading pane In the reading pane, at the top of the message, click the Conversation icon.