<p>Outlook is a rare application in that it's one of those apps I keep open ALL DAY. Almost my entire day revolves around it, so when I can find a groovy tip that saves me time, it can be a huge impact on my productivity. Outlook 2013 Search Folders is one of those tips. It helps me setup and organize my inbox using custom search strings. This keeps me from having to re-type my search over and over and, I know exactly where my data is when I need it.</p><p>I started using this feature back when I read the groovyPost Jack wrote for creating search folders with Outlook 2010. Today let's review the feature with Microsoft's new Outlook 2013.Organizing Email with Outlook 2013 Search Folders</p><p>Let's start by creating a new seach folder. Click the Folder tab and then click New Search Folder.</p><p>Microsoft provides a number of default searches you can choose from. Many of these are very useful including "Mail sent directly to me" or "Mail flagged for follow up". So even if you don't have time to create a groovy custom search, play around and add a few of these default search folders to get the creative juices thinking.</p><p><a href="http://www.groovypost.com/howto/outlook-2013-use-search-folders/">Keep reading...</a></p>