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How to View the Next Unread Message in Outlook [Keyboard Shortcut]

To go to next email in Outlook 365, use Unread view tab

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

updated onOctober 4, 2023

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When receiving multiple emails on a daily basis, it’s pretty easy to miss an important email, and this is why many users want to know how to view the next unread message in Outlook.

Not seeing an important email can be a problem, and you might miss a meeting, a deadline, or important information. In this guide, we will show you several ways never to miss an email again in Outlook email client.

How do I go to the next unread message in Outlook?

How do I go to the next unread message in Outlook?

1. Use a keyboard shortcut

2. Create a new search folder

3. Customize the quick access toolbar

Why is Outlook not showing all unread emails?

If you want to view the next unread message in Outlook, you can use the existing folder list, or modify the quick access toolbar. Unfortunately, there’s no dedicatedOutlook keyboard shortcutfor it, but we hope that Microsoft will change that in the future.

In case you want to organize emails better in the future, you can always usemark all emails as readoption, and follow the guidelines from above to never miss an email again.

What method do you use to view unread messages in Outlook? Share them with us in the comments section.

More about the topics:Outlook Guides

Milan Stanojevic

Windows Toubleshooting Expert

Milan has been enthusiastic about technology ever since his childhood days, and this led him to take interest in all PC-related technologies. He’s a PC enthusiast and he spends most of his time learning about computers and technology.

Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s one of the Troubleshooting experts in our worldwide team, specializing in Windows errors & software issues.

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Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s specialized in Windows errors & software issues.

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