You can change the appearance of the message list and reading pane in Outlook. Email in the message list can be displayed as individual messages or grouped by conversation.

On the View tab, in the Current View group, choose Change View > Apply Current View to Other Mail Folders. In the Apply View dialog box, select each folder that you want to apply the view to.

You can quickly change the appearance of the message list and reading pane in Outlook so it looks and behaves the way you want.

To change where the view is available, select an option under Can be used on, and then select OK. In the Advanced View Settings: New View dialog box, select the options that you want to use.

To change the time scale interval of your calendar in new Outlook for Windows: In the calendar, select the View tab. Select Time scale, and then select the grid interval from the drop-down list.

View your Outlook email messages arranged by conversations to see messages that share the subject line grouped together.

Outlook lets you change your calendar view to suit your own situation and working style. For example, you can quickly switch between day, week, or month views, or change your work week start day and …

To turn off the Reading Pane quickly for multiple folders, on the View tab, select Change View > Apply Current View to Other Mail Folders, and then choose folders in the Apply View dialog box.

Within each view, you can also move, add, remove, or resize columns so that information is presented in the way that you want to see it. This illustration shows the main elements of the Outlook window.

Completely hide the Navigation Pane to increase the space in your Outlook window. Minimize the Navigation Pane, so that with a single click you can open and close the pane to access your folders …