

Click any of these bubbles and you will immediately see all messages involving that person. Originally added in 2017, the search functionality is extremely robust and keeps getting better! When you click the Search button, the Microsoft Graph knows who you interact with most frequently and will show them in little bubbles. Anything that requires action when I get back to my desk gets flagged so I can easily find it when I sit back down. I have my phone swipe options set to “Flag” and “Delete”. These options include: Delete, Archive, Flag/Unflag, Mark Read/Unread, Move, Schedule, or Read and Archive. You can set Outlook up to do fast tasks by swiping left or right.

If you are reading email on your phone – you want to focus on the key messages – you can address the other messages when you are back at your desk. Email triage is super simple on Outlook.This article is going to focus on the use cases where it makes sense to use Outlook (stay tuned for a post that will address the times when it doesn’t make sense to use Outlook). A question we frequently get from customers is: “Why would I use the Outlook app on my iPhone versus the built-in Mail, Contacts, and Calendar apps?” It’s a great question and the answer is: there are times when it makes sense and there are times when it may be better for you to stick with the onboard apps.
