View all Hotmail or Outlook emails

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By default, Hotmail and Outlook accounts will display emails limited to a certain time frame. To see all your emails, change the account setting to load all messages:

  1. Open the Email app, then tap the menu button Orange FxOS button in the top left corner.
  2. Tap the account settings gear Gray FxOS settings gear in the bottom left.
  3. Select the Hotmail or the Outlook account you want to change.
  4. Tap the menu under the Synchronize section and select All messages.
    Outlook Sync
  5. Then hit OK.
  1. Open the Email app, then tap the menu button email menu 2.0 on the top left corner.
  2. Tap the account settings gear Settings- 2.0 (small) located at the bottom of the screen.
  3. Select the Hotmail or the Outlook account you want to change.
  4. Tap on the Days to sync choices and select All messages.
  5. Tap OK to finish.
Note: If you have a lot of email, it may take a few minutes to synchronize it all.

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