The default setup in Outlook 2003 has a Navigation pane that runs along the left side of the screen. It contains a button for each type of Outlook folder:
-Mail
-Calendar
-Contacts
-Tasks
You’ll notice that as you click on those buttons, you get different context-specific options. For example, clicking on the Contacts button gives you various viewing options, including a formatted phone list–kinda nice.
Below those four buttons is another button containing the following icons:
-Notes
-Folder List
-Shortcuts
-Configure (represented by the cryptic “>>” icon)

If you’d like to make Outlook look more like the old Outlook, then the Configure button is your key:
- Click the “>>” icon and select “Show fewer buttons”
- Repeat the above step 3 more times to remove the 4 buttons.

Lastly, to get the full folder view found in the old Outlook, click on the “Folder List” icon at the bottom of the navigation pane.

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