Outlook 2003 Overview

The view of the Inbox and other mail folders has changed considerable from older versions of Outlook.

New Feature! The Inbox will display messages by Today, Yesterday, (day) of the week, Last Week, and Last Month depending on how many messages are in the Inbox.

• Click the button with a plus sign next one of the options and all messages received that day will display.
• Click the button again and all messages received that day will disappear.

This makes it much easier to organize and search for emails. Opened messages display vertically to right thereby reducing the amount of scrolling required to view the entire message.

The Navigation Pane

The Navigational Pane in Folder view will change depending on what section of Outlook you are currently viewing. Use the buttons to access the different area of Outlook.

Folder View

By default Outlook displays the Navigational Pane in Folder View. Folder View changes as you change views in Outlook. For example in Mail View, all mail folders display and in Calendar View, a small calendar displays.

The Navigation Pane in Shortcut View

The Shortcut View allows you to create shortcuts to frequently-used sections of Outlook.

• Click the arrow icon at the bottom of the Navigational Pane to switch to Shortcut View.
• Shortcut view remains the same no matter what feature of Outlook is currently being viewed.
• Click Add New Group to add a new section (with a plus sign by it) to the Shortcuts.
• Click Add New Shortcut to add another folder or section you use frequently. The Add to Navigational Pane dialog box will appear prompt you to choose a folder to create a shortcut to in the Navigational Pane.

Options in Both Views

• Drag the thin blue bar up and down to toggle between icons buttons to larger buttons.
• Use the arrow icon to toggle between Folder View and Shortcut View.
• Click the >> arrow to add or remove buttons in the Navigational Pane.

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