Enable/Disable Focused Inbox in Outlook

Focused Inbox separates your inbox into two tabs—Focused and Other. Your most important email messages are on the Focused tab while the rest remain easily accessible—but out of the way—on the Other tab.



Outlook 2016 (windows)

  1. Select the View tab.

  2. Select Show Focused Inbox.

  3. The Focused and Other tabs will disappear from the top of your mailbox.






Outlook on the web

Note: If the instructions don't match what you see, you might be using an older version of Outlook on the web. Try the Instructions for classic Outlook on the web.

  1. At the top of the page, select Settings Settings icon .

  2. In the Settings pane, move the Focused Inbox toggle to off.

    A screenshot of the Focused Inbox toggle

A screenshot of the inbox with Focused Inbox turned off







Outlook 2016 for Mac

  1. On the Organize tab, select Focused inbox.

    The Focused and Other tabs will disappear from the top of your mailbox.

Focused Inbox button on the Organize tab of the ribbon






Outlook Mobile


  1. Click the menu button at the top of your screen.

  2. Choose Settings button in Outlook Mobile .

  3. Use the Focused Inbox slider to turn Focused Inbox off.

     

Outlook Mobile home screen with menu button highlighted