Each *individual* folder containing unread items shows as bold and shows the
number of unread items. Outlook does not sum the total number of unread
messages for all subfolders.

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> Anyone know if Personal Folders in Outlook, at the highest
> level (not sub-folders) are able to display in bold the
> number of unread messages in the folder? Or is it only sub-
> folders that can go bold? This is Outlook 2000. Thanks.
>
> Randy