Tech Tip: Adding an In Folder column to your Outlook Inbox

By: Ryan Johnson

Here’s a tip that was given to me concerning the Outlook Desktop client.

Adding columns to your mail inbox can be a helpful way to help sort your email when searching.  To add a column such as the “In Folder” column, follow the instructions below:

While in your Inbox, go to View > View Settings > Columns:

adding columns screenshot

Change the Select available columns from field to All Mail Fields, select In Folder, and click Add ->:

The In Folder column will now appear in the Show these columns list. I clicked the In Folder column and clicked Move Up to place it before the Categories field, and then clicked OK to save that selection:

show columns screenshot

Now when you do a search, you will get your my results along with information about which folder you can find the document in.