Outlook: Expanded Conditions for Conditional Formatting in the New Outlook for Web and Windows Beta
Data as of 2 hours ago (9 September 2026)
Status Launched
Release month January 2026
Release ring General Availability
Products Outlook
Cloud instances Worldwide
Platforms DesktopWeb
Description
The new Outlook for web and Windows now offers expanded Conditional Formatting options, allowing you to highlight emails based on size, read/unread status, presence of attachments, flag settings, categories, or importance. These enhanced rules make it easier to identify critical messages at a glance and visually organize your folders. #newoutlookforwindows
Change history
Added to the roadmap 3 October 2025. Tracked here since 1 September 2026. Earliest target we recorded: January 2026 (since tracked — Microsoft may have moved it before we started watching).
Nothing has changed on this item since tracking began on 1 September 2026. Changes appear here as Microsoft updates the feed.