Customize swipe left and swipe right gestures in Outlook

With just a swipe of your finger you can delete an email or flag one for follow-up. All it takes is a multi-touch trackpad or magic mouse.

1. Open Outlook > Settings.

   

2. Choose Reading.
   

3. Under Swipe Gestures, set Swipe left and Swipe right for: Delete, Archive, Mark as Read, or Flag.
   

Turn off swipe gestures

1. Open Outlook > Settings.

   

2. Choose Reading.
   

3. In Swipe left on the message list to, select None.
   

4. In Swipe right on the message list to, select None.

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