Sort messages

Microsoft Office Outlook Web Access allows you to sort and view messages in your Inbox according to different characteristics, such as subject, sender, and conversation topic ("thread").

To sort your messages, click the Messages list on the main toolbar, and then select one of the following views:

Messages Displays all messages as they arrive in your Inbox. This is the default view.
Unread Messages Displays only the unread messages in your Inbox.
Two-Line View Displays a two-line view of all messages in your Inbox.
By Sender Groups and displays messages sorted by sender. To see all messages from a particular sender, click the plus sign next to the message group.
By Subject Groups and displays messages sorted by subject. To see all messages on a particular subject, click the plus sign next to the message group.
By Conversation Topic Groups and displays messages sorted by the topic of conversation. To see all messages from a particular conversation, click the plus sign next to the message group.
Unread By Conversation Topic Groups and displays only the unread messages by topic of conversation.
Sent To Displays all messages in your Inbox sorted by the person or group to whom they were sent.

About type-down search

Type-down search is a progressive search method that allows you to look for a message, contact, or task by typing on your keyboard. To search for a particular message in your Inbox, select the column you want to search, and then start typing the word you're looking for. Outlook Web Access highlights the message that best matches what you type. If it can't find an exact match, Outlook Web Access highlights the message that contains the closest match.

Important You can use type-down search only in columns that display user-related information, such as subject, sender, or recipient. (You can't use type-down search for messages of a particular size or receipt date, although you can sort a group of messages according to their size or when they were received.) In addition, you can use type-down search only within item views, such as Messages or Unread Messages. You can't search for a message within a group view, such as By Sender, By Subject, or By Conversation Topic.