# Outlook 2003 question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-2003-question/392476>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 16, 2007, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-2003-question/392476 "2007-02-16T13:49:52Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-2003-question/392476/1 "2007-02-16T13:49:52Z")

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Anybody know how to set up Outlook 2003 to sort emails like this message board… i.e. group by subjects, latest updated subject at the top, subjects with new unread updates bolded or somehow flagged?

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**Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-2003-question/392476/2 "2007-02-16T16:02:32Z")

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Perhaps [Outlook Search Folders](http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/CH010380001033.aspx) can help you. Otherwise, I don’t know.

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**Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-2003-question/392476/3 "2007-02-16T17:23:50Z")

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Go to View, Arrange By, select Subject, and select Show in Groups. If you Collapse All it will show one line for each subject, including how many total and how many unread for that subject.

It will not, however, sort by latest updated subject like the board does; it sorts them alphabetically. It will also not show you the date of the most recent email for a subject.

You might be able to do exactly what you want with VBA but macros are difficult in Outlook since there is no macro recorder.