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Summary
Microsoft Outlook for Windows and web will soon let users type text to jump to messages in the list based on sorting (e.g., sender, date, category). Rolling out late May to August 2025, this feature is on by default and requires no admin action. Users should be informed accordingly.
Details
Updated August 7, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon for new Microsoft Outlook for Windows desktop and Microsoft Outlook for the web: Users will be able to type text and jump to the next message in the message list. For example, when the message list is sorted by sender with From, users will be able to type "Philip" to jump to the first message where the sender is "Philip."
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 490058.
When this will happen:
General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out late May 2025 (previously early May) and expect to complete by late August 2025 (previously late July).
How this will affect your organization:
After this rollout, users will be able to enter text to jump to a message. This includes jumping to a date when sorted by Date, jumping to a sender when sorted by From, jumping to a category when sorted by Category, and so on.
This change will be on by default.
As an example, when a user has their message list sorted by sender with From, the user can select the arrow icon to reveal the new Type to jump to a sender option to jump to a specific sender:
What you need to do to prepare:
This rollout will happen automatically by the specified dates with no admin action required before the rollout. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation.
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