Adding and Removing Folders in Outlook

Adding and Removing Folders in Outlook

Create a top-level folder in new Outlook

  1. In the folder pane on the left, right-click your email address, or hover over it and select More options  > Create new folder.

Screenshot of Create new folder selected in the More options menu on the folder pane

  1. Enter a name for the new folder, then press Enter.

Create a subfolder in new Outlook​​​​​​​

  1. Select the folder where you want to create a subfolder.
  2. Right-click the folder, or hover over it and select More options  > Create new subfolder.
  3. Enter a name for the new folder, then press Enter.

To add a folder to the folder pane in classic Outlook, do the following:

  1. In the left pane of Mail, Contacts, Tasks, or Calendar, right-click where you want to add the folder, and then click New Folder.

Add a new folder

Note: When in Calendar, the New Folder command is replaced with New Calendar.

  1. In the Name box, enter a name for the folder, and press Enter.

Create a top-level folder in Outlook on the web

  1. In the folder pane on the left, right-click on Folders, or hover over it and select More options  > Create new folder.

Screenshot of Create new folder selected in the More options menu on the folder pane

  1. Enter a name for the new folder, then press Enter.

Create a subfolder in Outlook on the web

  1. Select the folder where you want to create a subfolder.
  2. Right-click the folder, or hover over it and select More options  > Create new subfolder.
  3. Enter a name for the new folder, then press Enter.

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