How to customize your Navigation Bar

Outlook 2016 2013
You can easily customize Outlook layout by changing views, removing some buttons or changing the order on the Navigation Bar. You can also change the order of the Outlook views on the Navigation Bar.

Do the following:

   1.   On the Navigation Bar, right-click and choose Navigation Pane Options... in the popup menu:

Navigation Bar in Outlook 2010

   2.   On the Navigation Pane Options dialog box, you can:

View order in Outlook 2010
  • Uncheck a view that you don't want to see on the Navigation Bar.

    Also you can unselect views in the popup menu:

    Buttons on Navigation Bar in Outlook 2010
  • Change the view order by selecting a view, and then clicking Move Up or Move Down.
  • Change the Font for every view by clicking on the Font button and then selecting font you prefer:
    Mail font in Outlook 2010

    Any time you can return all changes by clicking on the Reset button.

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