RM503551 - Outlook: Expanded Conditions for Conditional Formatting in the New Outlook for Web and Windows

Microsoft 365 Roadmap

Status

Rolling out

Release

General Availability

Last Updated

Feb 27, 2026

Published Oct 3, 2025

Platforms

Desktop
Web

Service

Outlook

Tag

Rolling out
General Availability
Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

Cloud

Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

Summary

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

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

GA date: January CY2026