Microsoft KB Archive/196564

= OL2000: How to Delete an Entire Message Thread =

Article ID: 196564

Article Last Modified on 9/29/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q196564





SUMMARY
You can use the grouping feature in Microsoft Outlook to easily delete an entire message thread. A message thread includes an original message and all of its replies and forwards.



MORE INFORMATION
Outlook refers to a message thread as a conversation. To delete an entire conversation, use either of the following methods.

Method 1

 * 1) Click to select one of the messages in the thread.
 * 2) On the Actions menu, point to Find All, and then click Related Messages.
 * 3) In the Advanced Find dialog box, click the messages you no longer want, and then press DELETE. You can select multiple messages at once by holding down CTRL while you click each message.

Method 2

 * 1) On the View menu, point to Current View, and then click By Conversation Topic.
 * 2) Click the conversation group header, and then press DELETE.

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