Day 4 - Outlook Web App Reading Pane

09/18/2014

30 Days with Office 365 for Educators - Day 4

One of the first questions I get from many new Office 365 users is how they can change the view of the Reading Pane. This may seem like a minor detail but people are creatures of habit. If you have been using an email program that has had the reading pane at the bottom, you may not like the default choice of having the reading pane to the right side of the screen for new Office 365 accounts.

Personally it doesn’t really bother me one way or the other but for some this is a big deal. Fortunately, this is an easy change.

First, make sure you are in the Outlook Web App. By default new accounts will have the email message contents displayed to the right.

If you want to change the Outlook Web App reading pane to the bottom, click on the Gear icon, select Display Settings. Under Display Settings select Reading Pane and under Layout select “Show reading pane at bottom”

Finally, if you want the reading pane at the bottom for all your email be sure to check the box at the bottom of the screen that says “Apply to All Folders” and make sure you click OK to lock in the changes.

That’s it, easy.

Keep on Learning,
Tom Grissom, Ph.D.

@tomgrissom

http://eiu.edu/itc