📧 📨 How to Sort Folders in the New Outlook

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Overview

By default, Outlook displays folders in the order they were created. However, you can customize or alphabetize the folder order to fit your workflow.
This guide explains how to sort folders A to Z or use a custom folder order in the New Outlook interface.

🧭 Steps to Sort Folders

Open Outlook (New Version)
Ensure you are using the New Outlook interface. You can toggle this at the top-right corner if you see the option “Try the New Outlook.”
Go to the View Tab
- Click on the View tab in the ribbon at the top of Outlook.
Open the Folder Pane Settings
- Under the View tab, locate the Folder Pane section.
- Click the Folder Pane button to open its menu.
Select Sort Folders
- In the dropdown, hover over Sort folders.
  You’ll see two options:
  - ✅ Order folders A to Z – Sorts all folders alphabetically.
  - ✅ Custom folder order – Lets you manually drag and reorder folders.
Choose Your Preferred Option
- Select Order folders A to Z if you want Outlook to automatically alphabetize all your folders.
- Select Custom folder order if you prefer to manually arrange folders in a specific order.

💡 Tips

You can switch between A to Z and Custom order anytime.
When in Custom order, simply drag and drop folders to rearrange them.
Your settings are saved automatically — no need to click “Apply” or “Save.”

🔄 Resetting Folder Order

If you’ve rearranged folders manually and want to return to alphabetical order:

Go back to View → Folder Pane → Sort folders → Order folders A to Z.
Outlook will immediately re-sort all folders.

🧰 Troubleshooting

If you don’t see the Sort folders option:

Confirm you are using the New Outlook interface.
Make sure Outlook is fully updated.
Restart Outlook after switching to the new interface.