Click a menu name in the menu bar (in this case, File ).
The menu opens, displaying a list of available commands. Click a command to execute it, or click outside the menu to close the menu without making a selection.
INTRODUCTION
The Outlook menu bar lists the commands you can execute within Outlook. When you want to perform a particular action in Outlook, you select the appropriate command from the menu bar. For example, to print a message, you open the File menu and select the Print command. In this task, you'll explore Outlook's various menus .
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Command Not Available?
If a command in a menu is colored gray, that command is unavailable. For example, the Paste command in the Edit menu is grayed out until you cut or copy text to be pasted.
Clicking a command followed by a right-pointing arrow opens a submenu containing additional options. For example, click New to choose from the various new items you can create.
Clicking a command followed by an ellipsis opens a dialog box containing various options. For example, clicking Print opens the Print dialog box. Make your selections in the dialog box and click OK .
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Expanding Menus
By default, when you click a menu name, Outlook displays a short version menu that contains only the commands you use frequently. To expand the menu to display all its commands, click the down-arrow button at the bottom of the menu. To configure Outlook to display the entire menu by default, open the Tools menu and choose Customize ; in the dialog box that opens, click the Options tab, click the Always Show Full Menus check box to put a check mark in it, and click the Close button.
