How to collapse or expand all color categories by default in Outlook?
Suppose you have assigned color categories to email messages in Outlook and grouped all your messages based on different categories. However, each time you expand or collapse the folder in Outlook, then exit and go back to the folder, you may find that the category groups return to the original view. In this tutorial, we will explain the method to keep Outlook collapsing or expanding the color categories. Please read on to find out how.
Collapse or expand all color categories by default in Outlook
1. In Outlook, select the folder that you always want to collapse or expand. Then go to "View" > "View Settings".
2. In the "Advanced View Settings" dialog box, click on "Group By".
3. In the pop-up "Group By" dialog, click the drop-down arrow under "Expand/collapse defaults", and then choose the default setting you prefer:
- "All expanded", the folder you selected will always expand by default.
- "All collapse", the folder you selected will always collapse by default.
- "At last viewed", the folder you selected will keep expanding or collapsing depending on how you viewed it last time.
4. Click the "OK" buttons to close the dialogs and save the setting.
Note: The method will apply the expand/collapse default setting to the selected folder only. To change the default setting for other folders, please repeat the above steps.
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