Why does my Outlook inbox say filter applied?

If you are using an IMAP account, then it could be that you still see the “Filter Applied” message. This is because Outlook is set to hide the items that have been deleted in that folder. Without this filter, you would still be seeing the deleted items but then with a strikethrough font.

How do I change filter settings in Outlook?

Here are the steps on how to do this:

  1. From your Inbox, click the gear icon on the upper right corner of the page beside your name.
  2. Go to More mail settings.
  3. Under Preventing junk email, click Filters and reporting.
  4. Choose Standard where most junk email is sent to the junk email folder.
  5. Click Save.

How do I view filters in Outlook?

From any email folder, select Filter Email from the Find group in the Ribbon. Once you select a filter, Outlook searches your mailbox based on that filter. You’ll also see the shorthand for the filter in the search box.

How do I remove filter applied in Outlook?

Remove the filter

  1. Click to open the folder that you will clear filters from.
  2. Open the Advanced View Settings dialog box:
  3. In the pop-up dialog box, please click the Filter button.
  4. Then click the Clear All button in the Filter dialog box.
  5. Click both OK buttons in two dialog boxes.

What is filter applied?

This article is based on legacy software. Filters provide a way to view only messages that meet specific criteria so it is a way to categorize and reduce clutter for easier reading. When a Filter is applied to a folder, the words “Filter Applied” appear in the status bar in the lower left corner of the screen.

How do you filter emails?

Create rules to filter your emails

  1. Open Gmail.
  2. In the search box at the top, click Show search options .
  3. Enter your search criteria.
  4. At the bottom of the search window, click Create filter.
  5. Choose what you’d like the filter to do.
  6. Click Create filter.

How do I remove filters in Outlook 2013?

How do I remove a filter from my email?

  1. Open Gmail.
  2. At the top right, click Settings. See all settings.
  3. Click Filters and Blocked Addresses.
  4. Find the filter you’d like to change.
  5. Click Edit or Delete to remove the filter. If you’re editing the filter, click Continue when you’re done editing.
  6. Click Update filter or OK.

How do I clear all filters in Outlook folder?

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  1. Click on the inbox at the top of the mailbox.
  2. Then down below in the lower left corner of Outlook, double click “Filter applied”
  3. A box will pop up and click on the bottom right area, “Clear all”

What are filters in emails?

An email filter is a type of program that filters and separates email into different folders based on specified criteria. It provides a way to organize email into different categories automatically, such as separate folders or locations for work, personal, subscriptions and other services.

What does it mean to filter messages on email?

When you enable email filtering, you allow the software to independently analyze incoming emails for red flags that signal spam/phishing content and automatically move those emails to a separate folder. Most major email providers have spam filters built in that move questionable emails to a “Junk” or “Spam” folder.