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Display the total number of emails in an Outlook folder

I'm a firm believer in using what works and not making more work for myself than I need, but here's the difference -- the status bar shows statistics for the current folder. If that's all you need, that's great. But, if you want a fuller picture at a glance, or you want the figure for a folder that isn't selected, you'll need this tip.

Actually, I dump the trash regularly -- that's an indication of the number of emails I receive, not my storage habits.