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No Flag option in OWA rules
When I go to set up a rule in outlook web (OWA), there is no option to select 'flag email' action. This is available in the desktop version. I'm using corporate managed Office 365. Is it just not an ...
- Creating a flag with a rule is NOT supported in OWA or new Outlook. You can Bing/Google and confirm.
Hi NikolinoDE,
don't be offended but your answer is too general.
Could you please tell me if there exists OWA that supports emails flagging?
If yes - which Office 365 version provides this functionality?
Creating a flag with a rule is NOT supported in OWA or new Outlook. You can Bing/Google and confirm.
- It's disingenuous to suggest that it's an organization option when nobody in my Google searches has been able to do this. Just say it's not supported, and then we'll lean on MS through product feedback to get it implemented. OWA has a "Flagged" filter option, so it's not like the Flag has been deprecated for the web, unlike the Journal.
It's obvious that MS wants us to transition from these Windows clients to the web/apps - but it's difficult to do so when our workflows revolve around things that aren't in the web clients or Windows Store apps. - Thanks for everyone's response here. I appreciate the communities support in confirming this. At least I know to try alternative methods (currently I'm using power automate). I really could not find anything when searching, which is why I posted here. Maybe I just didn't search correctly.
You are right, there is no way in Outlook Web.
My mistake in reasoning, thanks for the clarification, helped.
As you said, when setting up a rule in Outlook Web (OWA), there is no option to select the "Flag email" action.
As far as I could research, however, as a workaround, one could flag emails for follow-up in OWA by sending the message, then opening the Sent Items folder and using the "Flag Quick Actions" button, or right-clicking and "Flag" from the context menu.
- It's not a workaround - you just told us a user can flag manually.
- Call it what you like, it's just an alternative approach.
