Download this code-file (countselected.zip) or copy the code below.This will work in any folder and in any View. The CountSelectedItems macro allows you to find out how many items you have selected in a folder. In this guide I’ll provide you with this code and instructions on how to implement it. Using a VBA method to count your selected items might be preferred over the mentioned workaround as it won’t have the risk of (accidentally) actually opening all the selected items at once and cause Outlook to hang. In that tip I also mention that whipping up some VBA code for it is not that hard to do. More about this workaround can be found in the Quick Tip Count selected items In this case Outlook will warn you about how many items you are trying to open and offers you to cancel the action. The closest Outlook has to offer is a workaround where you press ENTER “pretending” to open all these selected items at once. Unlike File Explorer, Outlook doesn’t hold this option. However, a much requested feature is also have it reveal how many items have been selected. Outlook’s Status Bar can show how many items you have in a specific folder and also how many of those items are unread.