I am using Outlook for the Mac 2011. I want a reply to be stored in the same folder as the email being replied to. For example if I have an email stored in folder xyz when I reply I want the reply to be in folder xyz and not the Sent Items folder. Can anyone let me know how to achieve this?

Hi,

I'm not on a Mac, but in Outlook 2007 you would go to Tools...Options...E-mail Options...Advanced E-mail Options. In that popup, check the box that says "In folders other than the Inbox, save replies with the original message".

In Outlook 2010, you would go to File...Options...Mail. Scroll down to the "Save Messages" section, then check the box that says "When replying to a message that is not in the Inbox, save the reply in the same folder."

Hopefully, the option in Mac version is in a similar location.

Hope this helps!

Mike Sperry

Many thanks for your reply Mike.

I am familiar with the way that this can be achieved using MS Outlook for the PC but, unfortunately I cannot see anywhere on the Mac version that provides similar functionality.

Cheers
Martin Fuggle

Outlook 2011 for Macintosh does not have a selectable option to leave a copy of reply in the sending folder. However, you can manipulate a rule to perform this action.

(Note: This has not been tested) You can construct the rule to match the following:

"When a new message arrives" / "If all conditions are met"
"Reply To / Contains/ (Your sending email address, example; email1@yahoo.com)"
Do the following
"Copy Message" / "( Select the correct folder)"
(Click the plus key to add an additional steps) "Move Message" / "( Select the correct folder)"

This should work as a sufficient work around when sending from a specific folder.

Hope this helps.