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        "content": "In Outlook 2016 (desktop version for Windows), you can sort and group your emails (Inbox or any folder) by criteria like **Date Received**, **Subject**, **From**, etc. You can also reverse the sort order (newest \u2192 oldest or oldest \u2192 newest). Here are the detailed steps and available keyboard shortcuts to do that.\n\n---\n\n## How to Sort/Arrange Emails by a Field (Subject, Date Received, etc.)\n\nYou can change the sorting in two main ways:\n\n**Option A: Using the Ribbon / View Tab**\n1. Go to your inbox (or any mail folder).\n2. Click the **View** tab in the Ribbon.\n3. In the \u201cArrangement\u201d group, click **Arrange By** (or \u201cView Settings\u201d / \u201cArrange By\u201d depending on the layout) and select the field you want to sort by (e.g. Subject, Date).\n4. To reverse the sort (toggle ascending/descending), use the **Reverse Sort** command in the same group. ([legacy-us-images.foundryco.app](https://legacy-us-images.foundryco.app/assets/2021/05/outlook2016-2019_windows_ribbon_reference_computerworld.pdf?utm_source=openai))\n\n**Option B: Using the Column Headers**\n- If you are in a view that shows column headers (e.g. Compact, Preview, Single-line list), just click the header of the column you want (e.g. \u201cDate\u201d, \u201cSubject\u201d). Clicking once sorts ascending, clicking again reverses. ([lsntap.org](https://www.lsntap.org/sites/lsntap.org/files/_Outlook%202016%20Training_0_0.pdf?utm_source=openai))\n\n---\n\n## Grouping vs. Simple Sorting\n\n- **Sorting** organizes emails in order (e.g. by date, by subject).\n- **Grouping** also adds collapsible sections (e.g. \u201cToday\u201d, \u201cYesterday\u201d, \u201cEarlier This Week\u201d, or grouping by subject so all emails with same subject are grouped together). In View tab, there is \u201cShow in Groups\u201d when using Arrange By. ([extendoffice.com](https://www.extendoffice.com/outlook-receive-read-emails/outlook-inbox/change-inbox-view/sort-emails.html?utm_source=openai))\n\nFor example: \u201cGroup by Subject, sorted internally by Received Date\u201d.\n\n---\n\n## Are there keyboard shortcuts to do Arrange By / Sort?\n\nYes. You can use Ribbon shortcuts (sometimes called KeyTips) which involve pressing **Alt** followed by certain letters.\n\nHere are the ones most relevant for sorting/grouping:\n\n| Action | Shortcut |\n|---|---|\n| Open the **View** tab | Alt + V ([legacy-us-images.foundryco.app](https://legacy-us-images.foundryco.app/assets/2021/05/outlook2016-2019_windows_ribbon_reference_computerworld.pdf?utm_source=openai)) |\n| Open the \u201cArrange By\u201d menu | Alt, V, A, B ([legacy-us-images.foundryco.app](https://legacy-us-images.foundryco.app/assets/2021/05/outlook2016-2019_windows_ribbon_reference_computerworld.pdf?utm_source=openai)) |\n| Reverse sort order | Alt, V, A, C ([legacy-us-images.foundryco.app](https://legacy-us-images.foundryco.app/assets/2021/05/outlook2016-2019_windows_ribbon_reference_computerworld.pdf?utm_source=openai)) |\n| Show as Conversations | Alt, V, C, S ([legacy-us-images.foundryco.app](https://legacy-us-images.foundryco.app/assets/2021/05/outlook2016-2019_windows_ribbon_reference_computerworld.pdf?utm_source=openai)) |\n\n- For example, pressing **Alt**, then **V** (to go to View tab), then **A** then **B** should take you to \u201cArrange By\u201d where you can choose the sort field. ([legacy-us-images.foundryco.app](https://legacy-us-images.foundryco.app/assets/2021/05/outlook2016-2019_windows_ribbon_reference_computerworld.pdf?utm_source=openai))  \n- Then to reverse the existing sort, you use **Alt**, **V**, **A**, **C**. ([legacy-us-images.foundryco.app](https://legacy-us-images.foundryco.app/assets/2021/05/outlook2016-2019_windows_ribbon_reference_computerworld.pdf?utm_source=openai))\n\n---\n\n## What ordering \u201cReceived \u2192 Subject \u2192 Date Received\u201d means and feasibility\n\nIf by \u201creceived, subject, date received\u201d you mean:\n\n1. First grouping by **Date Received**  \n2. Then within that grouping, sort by **Subject**  \n3. Then within subject, order by **Date Received** of each message\n\nOutlook doesn\u2019t support *multi-level sort* in a single sorted view like Excel (e.g. sort by Date, then Subject, then Date again). You can use **Group By** + **Sort**, which lets you group by one field (e.g. Subject), and then sort the group by Date Received (newest/oldest). Or group by Date Received and then sort by Subject within those groups. But the \u201cSubject \u2192 Date Received\u201d within subject and then again date is redundant.\n\n- Example: If you group by **Subject**, and also choose \u201cShow in Groups\u201d, Outlook will show all messages grouped by subject (alphabetical), and within each subject group messages are sorted by date received. ([en.apu.ac.jp](https://en.apu.ac.jp/home/ct/09_en_Outlook_2016_usermanual_ver.1.0.pdf?utm_source=openai))  \n- If you group by **Date Received**, you can then have all messages for each day (or group) listed, and sort by Subject within each group. ([en.apu.ac.jp](https://en.apu.ac.jp/home/ct/09_en_Outlook_2016_usermanual_ver.1.0.pdf?utm_source=openai))\n\nSo yes, something close to what you want is possible using **Group By + Sort Within Groups**.\n\n---\n\n## Summary \u2013 Steps + Shortcut Workflow\n\nHere\u2019s how you might set it up:\n\n1. Press **Alt** \u2192 **V** to open View tab.  \n2. Press **A**, **B** to open Arrange By menu.  \n3. Select **Date Received** or **Subject** (need arrow keys or letter keys depending on menu).  \n4. If grouping: From same **View \u2192 View Settings \u2192 Group By...** choose your grouping field.  \n5. To reverse sort: Alt \u2192 V \u2192 A \u2192 C.\n\n---\n\nIf you tell me whether you want \u201cgroup by\u201d or just \u201csort by,\u201d and whether ascending or descending, I can give you an exact key sequence to match your desired layout."
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