How to filter emails flagged messages in Outlook?
For example, you have marked some emails with flags, and now you want to find out these emails, how could you deal with it? This article will introduce a couple of solutions to filter emails by a flag in Outlook.
Filter flagged messages by Instant Search
You can quickly filter emails by a flag with the "Instant Search" feature in Outlook. Please do as follows:
Open the specified mail folder you will search emails within, put the cursor in the "Instant Search" box to activate the "Search Tools," and then click "Search" > "Flagged." See screenshot:
Now the search criteria followupflag:followup flag is added in the "Instant Search" box, and all flagged messages are found out and listed in the mailing list. See screenshot:
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Filter flagged messages by Search Folder
You can also create a search folder to collect all flagged messages in Outlook. Please do as follows:
1. Click "Folder" > "New Search Folder." See screenshot:
2. In the New Search Folder, click the "Mail flagged for follow up" option, and click the "OK" button. See screenshot:
Now a new search folder named "For Follow Up" is created with all flagged messages listed inside. See screenshot:
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