Software & Apps > MS Office How to Manage Your Focused Inbox in Outlook for iOS Keep important Outlook for iOS messages separate from other email By Heinz Tschabitscher Heinz Tschabitscher Writer University of Vienna A former freelance contributor who has reviewed hundreds of email programs and services since 1997. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on July 27, 2022 Reviewed by Jessica Kormos Reviewed by Jessica Kormos Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Jessica Kormos is a writer and editor with 15 years' experience writing articles, copy, and UX content for Tecca.com, Rosenfeld Media, and many others. lifewire's editorial guidelines Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email In This Article Expand Jump to a Section Turn Focused Inbox On or Off in Outlook for iOS Move a Message to the Focused Tab Move a Message to the Other Tab What to Know Turn on Focused Inbox: Go to Settings > toggle on Focused Inbox. Turn off to use a single inbox.Add sender: Open message > Menu (three dots) > Move to Focused Inbox > Move Once or Always move.Remove sender: Open message > Menu (three dots) > Move to Other > Move Once or Always move. This article explains how to activate and manage your Focused Inbox in Outlook for iOS. Turn Focused Inbox On or Off in Outlook for iOS The Outlook for iOS Focused Inbox puts important emails in a special inbox tab and opens to that tab automatically. Based on how you use email, Outlook for iOS sorts your email into either the Focused Inbox or the Other Inbox. To choose whether you want Outlook for iOS to guess what emails are most important to you and move these messages to the Focused Inbox: Email from people you email frequently appear in the Focused Inbox. Newsletters that you delete immediately go to the Other Inbox. Go to Settings (gear icon). Turn on the Focused Inbox toggle switch if you want to use this feature. Turn off the Focused Inbox toggle switch to use a single inbox. Close the Settings screen. Move a Message to the Focused Tab To move an important email that Outlook for iOS put in the Other Inbox: Open the message you want to mark important and move to the Focused Inbox. Select Menu (...). Select Move to Focused Inbox. If you want future messages from the same sender to be moved to the Focused Inbox automatically, select Always Move. If you want to move only this message (and not set up a rule for the future), select Move Once. Move a Message to the Other Tab While Outlook learns your email habits, some emails that are important may go to the Other Inbox folder. When this happens, move the message to the Focused Inbox to teach Outlook what you want it to do. And, if junk emails appear in the Focused Inbox, move those messages to the Other Inbox. When you move individual misplaced emails, Outlook for iOS prompts you to set up a rule to accomplish just that for future emails. To move an email Outlook for iOS put in the Focused Inbox when you do not want to focus on it: Open the email you want to move to the Other Inbox. Select Menu (...). Select Move to Other. If you want future messages from the same sender to be moved to the Other Inbox automatically, select Always Move. If you want to move only this message (and not set up a rule for the future), select Move Once. Only the current email and future messages are moved. Other emails from the same sender that already are in the Focused Inbox will stay there. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Subscribe Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit