Using the Navigation Pane

The Navigation pane is designed to display more of what you need to see in a simple and straightforward layout. When you click an Outlook view bar in the Navigation pane, the entire Outlook window transforms to provide a clear, uncluttered view of your Mail, Calendar, Contacts, and Tasks. The Notes, Folder list, and Shortcuts views do not appear by default, but you can access each view by clicking its icon at the bottom of the Navigation pane. You can customize the look of the Navigation pane so it better suits the way you work. For example, you can reorder the view bars and determine whether a view appears as a view bar or an icon.

Use the Navigation Pane to Move Around

Click a button on the Navigation pane.

TIMESAVER Press Ctrl+1 to open the Mail view. Press Ctrl+4 to open the Task view.

Did You Know?

You can use the Go menu to navigate Outlook . Click the Go menu, and then move to any location or display any folder in Outlook.

Change the Look of the Navigation Pane

Click the Configure Buttons button on the Navigation pane.

Point to Navigation Pane Options.

To remove a view from the Navigation pane, clear the check box for the view button.

To change the order in which the buttons appear on the Navigation pane, click the name of the view button in the list, and then click the Move Up or Move Down button.

Click OK.