IT TechTip: Outlook Reading Pane

In Outlook 2003 the default setup has a Reading Pane (also known as a preview window) on the right side of the screen. This is a change from older versions of Outlook that had the pane on the bottom of the screen. Microsoft felt the new way made it easier to read the message being previewed.

Your opinion may differ, in fact, you may want to turn off the Reading Pane altogether. Although it saves opening a message to read, you may find that it does slow down moving from message to message.

Under the View menu is an option titled Reading Pane. Sliding out on that choice reveals Right, Bottom, and Off as choices. Select your favorite. Try each one!

As a bonus round: Some folks like the brief summary in blue beneath each email. To turn this on, in View menu, just below Reading Pane, is an option for Autopreview. Select and witness the beauty of blue text. Select again to turn it off.

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