Outlook Tips

Learning Microsoft Outlook One Tip At A Time

Diane Poremsky [Outlook MVP]

Tip 473: Automatically Go To Next Or Previous

Yes, I'm a slacker for skipping two weeks of tips. :)
You can control what Outlook does after moving or deleting a message. Go to Tools, Options, Preferences tab, Email Options. At the top  is the option "After moving or deleting an open item" with choices to open the previous item, open the next item or return to the Inbox.

While the dialog says "open items" the setting also applies to items in the message list. You can use this setting to control whether you move up or down the screen as you delete items.

Published February 1, 2008. Last updated on June 17, 2011.

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