How to delete mail in outlook 2016

To delete an email in Outlook 2016, you can follow these steps:

Method 1: Delete an email from the Inbox

  1. Open Outlook 2016 and navigate to your Inbox.
  2. Select the email you want to delete by clicking on it.
  3. Press the "Delete" key on your keyboard or right-click on the email and select "Delete" from the context menu.
  4. Click "OK" to confirm that you want to delete the email.

Method 2: Delete an email from the Message Pane

  1. Open Outlook 2016 and navigate to your Inbox.
  2. Click on the email you want to delete to open it in the Message Pane.
  3. Click the "Delete" button in the top-right corner of the Message Pane.
  4. Click "OK" to confirm that you want to delete the email.

Method 3: Delete multiple emails at once

  1. Open Outlook 2016 and navigate to your Inbox.
  2. Select the first email you want to delete by clicking on it.
  3. Hold down the "Shift" key and select the last email you want to delete.
  4. Right-click on one of the selected emails and select "Delete" from the context menu.
  5. Click "OK" to confirm that you want to delete the selected emails.

Method 4: Delete all emails in a folder

  1. Open Outlook 2016 and navigate to the folder containing the emails you want to delete.
  2. Right-click on the folder and select "Delete" from the context menu.
  3. Click "OK" to confirm that you want to delete all emails in the folder.

Note: When you delete an email in Outlook, it is moved to the "Deleted Items" folder. If you want to permanently delete an email, you can empty the "Deleted Items" folder by right-clicking on it and selecting "Empty Folder".