How to mark all emails as read on Outlook

We are receiving hundreds of emails every day and not all emails are equally important to us. Some emails we even do not open. What happens is the count of unread email messages increases day by day. So, it is needed to mark unread emails to mark as read. Today in this content, I will share the way how to mark all emails as read on Outlook.

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How to mark a single email as read

• Open the Microsoft Outlook application on the desktop/laptop.
• Go to the inbox and right-click on the email that you want to mark as read. You will see the Mark as Read option.
• Click Mark as Read. Your email will be marked as read instantly

 How to mark all emails as read on Outlook

If you have lots of email messages unread in your inbox you also can do that with a single click. There are four options to mark all emails as read on Outlook.

First option: Manual method

• Open the Microsoft Outlook application on the desktop/laptop.
• Go to the Navigation panel. Click on the Mail icon.

• Go to the inbox and select one email then press Ctrl+A to select all emails in your inbox then right-click.
• From the right-click menu click Mark as Read to mark all emails as read on Outlook.
• All your email in the mailbox will be marked as read instantly.

Second Option: Ribbon menu tool method

• Open the Microsoft Outlook application on the desktop/laptop.
• Go to the Navigation panel. Click on the Mail icon.

• Go to the Folder tab, and Click the Mark all as Read button to mark all emails as read on Outlook.
• All your email in the mailbox will be marked as read instantly.

Third option: Custom search folder method

• Open the Microsoft Outlook application on the desktop/laptop.
• Go to the Navigation panel. Click on the Mail icon.

• Go to your Inbox. Find the Search Folder and right-click there. You will find New Search Folder.

• Click New Search Folder. A new dialog box will open.
• If you have multiple email accounts configured select your desired account.
• Select Unread Emails under Reading Mail. Click OK.

• This will create an unread folder called Unread Mail. Right-click on it and click Mark All as Read.
• All your emails in this account will be marked as read instantly.

Forth Option: Folder Method

It is also an easy and less time-consuming method.

• • Open the Microsoft Outlook application on the desktop/laptop.
  • Go to the Navigation panel. Click on the Mail icon.

  

• Right-click on the folder that contains unread email messages. Select Mark All as read from the right-click menu.
• All your emails in this folder will be marked as read instantly.

In this context, we have discussed all possible ways to mark all emails as read on Outlook. I hope, you will choose any of the ways to mark all emails as read on outlook. If you have any more queries regarding Microsoft Outlook you can ask us by commenting below. We will try our best to reply to your question. Thank you.