Use inbox rules to automatically perform specific actions on email messages that come into your inbox.

You can search your email for a single word or phrase, but Outlook also includes a number of built-in searches. To find a message based on one of these built-in searches select the Filter Email button …

Training: Search in Outlook to find and filter email messages in your inbox. Watch this video to learn how.

Filtering by category can help you stay focused because you see items only in the categories that you choose. For example, while you prepare for a trip, you can choose to display only the tasks that …

Training: Use rules to organize your email in Outlook. Create a rule based on a message, or from a template. Watch this online video to learn how.

The Junk E-mail Filter in Outlook identifies messages that are likely junk and moves them to the Junk E-mail folder. You can easily change the level of junk email protection or automatically delete junk email.

Learn how to block someone or add email addresses to the safe senders list in Outlook on the web.

You can add names, email addresses and domains to these lists so the filter doesn't check messages from sources you trust, or blocks messages that arrive from specific email addresses and domains …

Use Outlook's built-in search filters Outlook provides you with a number of built-in search filters. To use the built-in filters, click in the Search box. Based on your preference, you can use Advanced Search …

Select Filter at the top of the message pane. Choose any option you prefer to sort your email.