Question about downloading emails from server into Outlook

Factual Questions
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I use Thunderbird as my email client, and when you set up multiple accounts in Thunderbird, it is possible to configure the account settings so that each account will download new emails into its own inbox.

A friend has asked me to set up her email accounts using Outlook (which i haven’t used for a few years). She has two accounts, and i’m trying to set it up so that when she checks Account A, the new emails will download straight into Account A, and when she checks Account B, the new emails will download straight into Account B.

But, as far as i can tell, Outlook doesn’t let me do the multiple account thing the same way that Thunderbird does. When i go into Tools > Email Accounts, and select the option for changing email accounts, i see the following option:

Deliver new email to the following location:

It then gives me a drop-down menu, from which i can select either Account A or Account B, but as far as i can tell, whichever one i select will be the download folder for ALL new emails, whether Account A or Account B.

Is there something i’m missing here, or can Outlook not do what i’m trying to do?

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You can use the Tools - Rules Wizard to do anything you want within Outlook. If you create separate folders, they will come into the same box but you can a rule in place to say mail received into this account goes into this box and so on. That is how Outlook can be set up to do more complicated things.

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Thanks, Shagnasty. I’ll play around and see if i can get it to do what i want.

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We use Outlook where I work and the guy I work with has his computer configured so that practically EVERY person in EVERY department that sends him an email has their own “inbox”. We’re talkin’ at least 50 to 60 seperate inboxes. :rolleyes: Personally, I think he had too much timed on his hands one day, but it is one example of what can be done if you want to take the time to do it.