Inbox and unread box - why?

[Dianah]

What's the purpose of having an inbox and an unread box in my outlook 2003.

They both read the same number of messages. Is it a duplicate?

With Outlook xp, it would simply show a number in black, to let me know the
number of unopened messages. Now, there seems to be a separate folder
entitled "unread" and it has the exact same number of email messages as my
inbox ... all of time, and has always displayed the exact same number since
I installed it.

Is anyone able to explain this? I dont' understand it.
Thanks in advance. Diana

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Definitely not a duplicate; it's a Search Folder. The Unread Mail folder
shows the total number of unread mail in your mailbox. This is very
convinient if you are using Wizard Rules to direct mail to different
folders. Lets say you have 5 folder with 5, 3, 4, 8, 9 of unread mail in it.
To read them all/get an overview you previously had to click through these 5
folders to read the 29 mail messages. With the Unread Mail Search Folder
you'll see them in one (virtual) folder.

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www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Setting Permissions on a Mailbox
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

 

[Dianah]

So, if I've already read them ... why are they listed in that folder? Am I
still missing your point?
Are you saying that it's simply a listing of "all" received emails,
regardless of whether I've read them or not?
Diana

message Definitely not a duplicate; it's a Search Folder. The Unread Mail folder
shows the total number of unread mail in your mailbox. This is very
convinient if you are using Wizard Rules to direct mail to different
folders. Lets say you have 5 folder with 5, 3, 4, 8, 9 of unread mail in it.
To read them all/get an overview you previously had to click through these 5
folders to read the 29 mail messages. With the Unread Mail Search Folder
you'll see them in one (virtual) folder.

--
Roady [MVP]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Setting Permissions on a Mailbox
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

 

[Roady [MVP]]

No, the unread folder only displays unread mail. Once you've read them
(marked the messages as read) and switch to another folder and back to the
Unread Mail Search Folder it will be empty.

--
Roady [MVP]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Setting Permissions on a Mailbox
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

 

[Hans]

Hi Diana

as far as i know, the 'unread box' is merely a link to your
inbox (since it's only located in your Favorite Folder).
Purpose is to show only the unread mail inside your inbox.
As long as you dont mark or have outlook do the marking of
messages you did read, they will remain 'unread' and thus
be shown in the unread box as well.
If you dont need the unreadbox, simple remove it by
rightclickin on it and choose for remove from fav.folders.

ciaos