How to enable reading pane options? Only this pop-up is disabled.

[P.K.]

Trying to change my outlook properties for reading pane is failing, because
the whole pop-up window is disabled. All other options are free to be
modified. Where (How) do I force the change?

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Disabled by who? In what configuration?

 

[Swapan]

hi,

rename or delete the file ::: normalemail.dotm ... for ol 2007
rename or delete the file ::: normat.dot .... for ol 2000-2003

 

[Roady [MVP]]

That doesn't control the Reading Pane.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


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[P.K.]

Well. I don't know. Otherwise I wouldn't ask. ;o)

But the fact is, that all the fields in this particular pop-up (for reading
pane) only are gray-out and not changeable. My hope was, that there is a
configuration (or registry) entry somewhere, where I would be able either
enable this pane again or directly edit all properties in this pane. Thx.

Disabled by who? In what configuration?

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


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Trying to change my outlook properties for reading pane is failing,
because
the whole pop-up window is disabled. All other options are free to be
modified. Where (How) do I force the change?

 

[Roady [MVP]]

I don't know your working environment;
Version of Outlook?
Type of mail account?
Are you a corporate or home user?
What "pop-up" are you referring to?

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


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Well. I don't know. Otherwise I wouldn't ask. ;o)

But the fact is, that all the fields in this particular pop-up (for
reading
pane) only are gray-out and not changeable. My hope was, that there is a
configuration (or registry) entry somewhere, where I would be able either
enable this pane again or directly edit all properties in this pane. Thx.

Disabled by who? In what configuration?

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


-----

Trying to change my outlook properties for reading pane is failing,
because
the whole pop-up window is disabled. All other options are free to be
modified. Where (How) do I force the change?

 

[P.K.]

The Q is: Where does outlook store (get) the configuration for reading pane
to (from)? Details to my environment see below.

I don't know your working environment;
Version of Outlook?

: 2003 (11.8118.8122) SP2
: MS Windows 2K SP4

Type of mail account? : MS Exchange Server Std.
Are you a corporate or home user? : corporate
What "pop-up" are you referring to?

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


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Well. I don't know. Otherwise I wouldn't ask. ;o)

But the fact is, that all the fields in this particular pop-up (for
reading
pane) only are gray-out and not changeable. My hope was, that there is a
configuration (or registry) entry somewhere, where I would be able either
enable this pane again or directly edit all properties in this pane. Thx.

Disabled by who? In what configuration?

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

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Trying to change my outlook properties for reading pane is failing,
because
the whole pop-up window is disabled. All other options are free to be
modified. Where (How) do I force the change?

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Have you verified with your admins already that this option is user
configurable? It is very likely that they have forced these settings by
Group Policy which is why the options are disabled.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


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The Q is: Where does outlook store (get) the configuration for reading
pane
to (from)? Details to my environment see below.

I don't know your working environment;
Version of Outlook?

: 2003 (11.8118.8122) SP2
: MS Windows 2K SP4

Type of mail account? : MS Exchange Server Std.
Are you a corporate or home user? : corporate
What "pop-up" are you referring to?

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


-----

Well. I don't know. Otherwise I wouldn't ask. ;o)

But the fact is, that all the fields in this particular pop-up (for
reading
pane) only are gray-out and not changeable. My hope was, that there is
a
configuration (or registry) entry somewhere, where I would be able
either
enable this pane again or directly edit all properties in this pane.
Thx.

:

Disabled by who? In what configuration?

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

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Trying to change my outlook properties for reading pane is failing,
because
the whole pop-up window is disabled. All other options are free to
be
modified. Where (How) do I force the change?