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Show only unread or flagged or today's mail in Outlook

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I use this filter so that I can manage my inbox in Outlook. It means that once I’ve read a message, it isn’t shown unless I flag it. I also have a filter that keeps today’s mail shown too.

Adding the “Change View” option to the quick access toolbar makes changing between views less painful. Go to the “View” ribbon, right click “Change View” and choose “Add to Quick Access Toolbar”:

The right-click menu on the Change View button with Add to Quick Access Toolbar highlighted

Select “Manage Views”:

The Change View menu with Manage Views at the bottom

Select New, give it a name and hit OK:

The Create a New View dialog

Select “Filter”, and enter one of these.

Only unread and flagged:

("urn:schemas:httpmail:read" = 0) OR ("http://schemas.microsoft.com/mapi/proptag/0x10900003" > 1)

Unread, flagged and today’s messages:

("urn:schemas:httpmail:read" = 0) OR ("http://schemas.microsoft.com/mapi/proptag/0x10900003" > 1) OR ("urn:schemas:httpmail:datereceived" >= 'Today')

The Filter dialog open on its SQL tab with the query pasted in

Hit OK a few times and then select your view. Sorted.

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