Create a custom field

In Outlook, you can create different types of custom fields based on the data type that you select.

For information about the data types that you can use, click here .

For information about standard formats that you can use with data types, click .

• If you want to enter and show information about an item, you can create a simple field with one data type. For example, if you want to enter a date, you can create a Date/Time field.
• If you want to show more than one field in a column in a table (or in a row in a card), you can create a combination field with a Combination data type. You can either show all the selected fields joined together in a column or show only the first non-empty field. This is useful if you want to optimize the use of screen space in a view.
• If you want to show the results of calculations on standard fields or fields you create, you can create a formula field. For information about the standard fields for items in Outlook, click . For information about the functions you can use, click .

What do you want to do?

Create a simple field for a folder

Create a combination field for a folder

Create a formula field for a folder