{"id":1891,"date":"2012-05-14T17:38:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-15T00:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vm-officeblogs.cloudapp.net\/2012\/05\/14\/filtering-emails-in-outlook\/"},"modified":"2022-06-28T10:25:15","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T17:25:15","slug":"filtering-emails-in-outlook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2012\/05\/14\/filtering-emails-in-outlook\/","title":{"rendered":"Filtering emails in Outlook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Outlook offers several ways to filter emails. A filter&nbsp;lets you see only those messages that meet certain criteria. For example, you could pick a filter that lets you see only emails that have attachments or are unread.&nbsp; Here&#8217;s how it works.<\/p>\n<p>On the <b>Home <\/b>tab, in the <b>Find<\/b> group, click <b>Filter Email<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/migrated-images\/55\/4130.Image1_FilterEmail.png\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p>Click any of the filters to see only those emails that fit that category. 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