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title: "Outlook: Categorize and organize emails – here's how it works"
url: https://lookeen.com/blog/outlook-categorize-and-organize-emails-here-s-how-it-works
lang: en
description: "Do you want to organize your emails in Outlook into categories? Click here for a simple and appropriate guide!"
author: "Froher Yosofy"
published: 2022-05-03T13:06:25+00:00
modified: 2026-11-11T04:23:07+00:00
---

# Outlook: Categorize and organize emails – here's how it works

Using Outlook categories makes it much easier to organize emails. In this blog post, you’ll learn how to categorize your emails.

## Organize Outlook with Categories

**Step 1:** Launch Outlook.

**Step 2:** Go to the Inbox. Hold down the CTRL key and select the e-mails you want to organize using categories.

**Step 3:** Right-click. You can now assign a desired category to the e-mails.

![Categorize Outlook E-mail](https://lookeen.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Outlook-E-Mail-kategorisieren.jpg)

Categories make it easier to organize e-mails in Outlook. You can also keep your mailbox empty and organized using the Inbox Zero strategy. [Click here for the relevant blog post.](https://lookeen.com/blog/inbox-zero-the-best-strategies-for-an-empty-email-inbox/)

Moving e-mails into folders can also help create a good structure in your mailbox. [Click here for the relevant guide.](https://lookeen.com/blog/outlook-move-email-to-folder-here-s-how-it-works/)

I hope I could help you categorize and organize your e-mails in Outlook.

See you soon!

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