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How to copy automatic/conditional formatting to other folder in Outlook?

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For example I have added a conditional Formatting in Inbox folder to show all emails from a certain sender in big red font in the Mail List as below screenshot shown. But when I copy these special emails to others folders, the conditional formatting are lost. Therefore, how could I copy the conditional formatting to other folders in Outlook? I get a solution:

Copy automatic/conditional formatting to other folder in Outlook

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Copy automatic/conditional formatting to other folder in Outlook

Please follow below steps to copy the automatic/conditional formatting from one folder to other folders in Outlook.

1. In the Mail view, open the mail folder containing the conditional formatting in the Navigation Pane.

2. Click View > Change View > Apply Current View to Other Mail Folders. See screenshot:

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3. In the opening Apply View dialog box, please check the destination folders you will copy the conditional formatting to, and click the OK button. See screenshot:

Note: It’s optional to check the Apply view to subfolders option as you need.

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So far the conditional formatting has been copied from the currently selected folder, and pasted into folders you checked in above Step 3.

Note: This method will not only copy the conditional formatting, but also other view settings, such as columns, sorting criteria, filter criteria, etc.


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