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OUTLOOK SEARCH

Luca Samiolo 45

Greetings, we have WIndows 11 and Office 2021: when we try to do searches in Outlook, the results it brings up first are always the oldest ones and then it brings up the most recent ones last. Isn't it possible to set it to show the most recent messages first and then the oldest ones? The mail is in POP format. Thank you. Best regards. Luca Samiolo

SokiGuo-MSFT 31,526 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2024-02-26T08:33:02.2833333+00:00

Hi @Luca Samiolo

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SokiGuo-MSFT 31,526 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2024-02-26T08:33:02.2833333+00:00

Hi @Luca Samiolo

Just checking in to see if above information was helpful. If you have any further updates on this issue, please feel free to post back. If you think my reply is helpful to you, please remember to mark it as an answer. Warm thanks.

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SokiGuo-MSFT 31,526 Microsoft External Staff

Hi @Luca Samiolo

Welcome to our forum!

To sort Outlook search results by date, click the arrow on the right.

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In addition, in Outlook you can better optimize your search results in the following ways:

You can use the Quick Search option and enter a keyword and a date or date range in the search box. For example, you can type or to find emails that were sent or received in the specified time period.
You can use the Advanced Search option and uncheck the box that says. This will remove the section that Outlook uses to highlight what it thinks are the most relevant results, and it will sort all results by the date you requested.

For more details, you can refer to: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/how-to-search-in-outlook-d824d1e9-a255-4c8a-8553-276fb895a8da.

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Luca Samiolo 45 Reputation points

2024-02-27T17:43:16.7033333+00:00

Good evening, thanks for the information. The problem is that when Outlook is doing the search it shows the oldest results first and then gradually shows the most recent ones. It's not a sorting problem: the column is already sorted correctly to display the most recent messages. What should I do in Outlook\Windows to tell it to show me, in the results, first the most recent ones and then the oldest ones? Thank you. Best regards. Luca Samiolo
SokiGuo-MSFT 31,526 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2024-03-01T05:53:16.3366667+00:00

Hi

Thanks for your reply!

Currently, sorting first most recent and then oldest at the same time is not supported in Outlook.

Please kindly understand that many functions are not designed at present. At present, what I can do for you is to submit feedback for your request and I have post here, and you could vote for it. If you have any suggestions or ideas, it's suggested that you could post here. Hope Microsoft will notice this in the future. Thank you for your understanding and support!

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Luca Samiolo 45

Hi,

thanks. But the problem only arises if the account is in POP mode. If I configure the account in IMAP mode the problem does not occur.

What could it depend on? The settings in Outlook are always the same in both POP and IMAP mode.

Thanks.

Best regards.

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