How do I put an Outlook Today icon on the Navigation Pane?

[Make Outlook Today Default View]

I can't get Outlook to display Outlook Today as the default view. Help is no
help since it refers to a navigation pane for Outlook Today that doesn't
exist. (I'm using Office 2003, Standard Edition). I've searched through
Tools/Options and the Help file and can't find anything to fix the problem.

 

[Chris Schatte]

Go to Tools / Options / Other / Advanced Options / Start up in this folder /
click browse / select Personal Folders.

Chris Schatte

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[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

In addition to what Chris posted, the Navigation pane is not configurable -
Outlook MVPs have asked for this in the next version of Outlook as it is
very useful.

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After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, Make Outlook Today
Default View asked:

| I can't get Outlook to display Outlook Today as the default view.
| Help is no help since it refers to a navigation pane for Outlook
| Today that doesn't exist. (I'm using Office 2003, Standard Edition).
| I've searched through Tools/Options and the Help file and can't find
| anything to fix the problem.

 

[MarkO]

Thanks, Chris. The problem is there's nothing under Personal Folders for
Outlook Today. All the other folders are listed, as expected. But not
Outlook Today.

 

[Chris Schatte]

MarkO,
Try it this way;
View / Toolbars / select advanced / click the Outlook Today icon / select
the checkbox "When starting go directly to Outlook Today" / save changes.

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[MarkO]

This works only to get Outlook Today to come up when I first open the
application. If I then go to Inbox or Calendar or Contacts, there's no way
back to Outlook Today other than to exit the application and then restart it.

 

[MarkO]

I found the solution! Double clicking on the "Personal Folders" icon brings
up Outlook Today. Thanks for your help. Sorry to have been such a pain.

 

[Chris Schatte]

MarkO,
Another solution is to leave the advanced tool bar open, then you can click
back and forth...
No problem, that what these groups are for.

Chris Schatte

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