Deleting messages in Outlook 2016 for Windows
Learn how to delete a message in Outlook 2016.
Instructions
To delete a message, you can either:
1. Right-click on the message and select delete

Fig 1. Example of Delete option on the right-click menu
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OR:
2. Highlight the email message you want to delete and then click on the Delete button in the Home tab.

Fig 2. Location of the Delete button on the Home tab
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Related guides and other info:
- Add an attachment
- Add a signature
- Create a message rule
- Show/hide bcc field
- Send email in HTML or plain text
- Search for messages
- Recover deleted messages
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