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Discover your Outlook inbox for the first time and see how everything's organized.
Overview of Outlook layout
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Folders are available in the Folder Pane. Some folders are pre-populated, or you can create new ones.
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Inbox is located in the Message List.
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Emails open in the Reading Pane.
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A To-Do bar lets you see your calendar, schedule, and people you work with.
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The Ribbon gives you more options to organize emails.
Change the appearance of your email
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Select View.
From here, you can:
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Change the size of the Folder Pane.
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Move the Reading Pane.
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Turn the To-Do bar on or off.
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See more email options
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Right-click folders in the Folder Pane to see common organization actions.
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Right-click an email in the Message List to show more message options.
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Right-click the Reading Pane for additional email commands such as translation.
Get training and help
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If you're searching for a specific topic or question, type what you want into "Tell me".
Related Guides
- Basic mailbox settings for Outlook and other email clients (POP/IMAP)
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- Add an Outlook.com or Office 365 account
- How to Create Email Account in the Control Panel
- Groups naming policy
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