By using the “View” menu and/or the horizontal and vertical dividers, separating the columns, the Reading Pane, Navigation Pane, and the To-Do bar can be resized, minimized, or removed to suit an individual user’s needs. Note: Figure 1 shows the default layout of Outlook 2007

Figure 1

To re-size the navigation pane:    • Position the cursor over the horizontal divider located just above the navigational pane. (Figure 2)    • Drag the divider up or down to adjust the height of the navigational pane. (Figure 3)
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Customizing reading pane, navigational pane, and to-do bar:    • Open the “View” Menu.    • Select the appropriate item that you would like to manipulate, i.e. navigation pane (Figure 4), to-do      bar (Figure 5), or reading pane (Figure 6).    • Select how you would like the aforementioned item to be displayed (Figures 4-6).

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For further information on customizing the layout of Outlook 2007 and other help topics refer to the “Outlook Help and How-To” this can be accessed through the Help menu of Outlook, or by pressing the ‘F1’ key.