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The sidebar in Microsoft Outlook 2010 displays a list of user-created email folders. I rarely use folders in Outlook, as I find organizing my inbox using categories to be much simpler.

Is it possible to display a list of categories on the sidebar in Outlook?

Outlook 2010 sidebar

Stevoisiak
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You can create custom search folders based on categories to organize emails. Not sure how efficient this is with a large amount of mail.

Use one of the following to create custom search folder:

  • Under the Folder tab in Outlook, click New Search Folder

  • Use the keyboard shortcut CTRL+SHIFT+P

  • In the sidebar of the folder hierarchy, you should have a folder called Search Folders, right click on it to get the New Search Folder option

Here is the Microsoft documentation on creating them for Outlook 2010.

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  • How would I create custom search folders? – Stevoisiak Jul 11 '17 at 16:28
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    Can you summarize the relevant information in your answer? Typically links should [not be used as an answer](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/8259/351462). – Stevoisiak Jul 11 '17 at 17:01
  • Although I am using Office 365 in 2022 and not Outlook 2010, your **Ctrl+Shit+P** solution allowed me to make it work. Thanks. – Marcel Gosselin May 27 '22 at 18:53
  • So basically, you have to drag folders around in the same Folders panel on the left. You can create manual folders by right clicking there, or you can create an automatic folder called a Search Folder. In that dialog, you have 2 options for Categories: You can choose `Organizing Mail->Categorized mail` and then at the bottom choose the categories you want, or you can create a custom search folder (with more options) and select custom criteria - in particular, `More Choices->Categories`. The latter option is more clicks but also more customizable options. – Andrew May 24 '23 at 19:28