News button is missing from customize toolbars

[Jon K.]

I tried to add the News button to allow the newsgroup
reader function. It was there at first. I followed the
instruction that said it was hidden, and I had to move it
from the Customize Toolbar menu. I went under the Go
section, and found News. I moved it to the Go section of
my file menu, and it was there. I opened the newsgroup
reader, and started to create a usenet account. I was
missing some info for my account, so I canceled out and
closed the newsgroup reader and Outlook. Now when I open
Outlook, the News button that I put under the Go File
menu is gone, and it isn't available under Customize
anymore. I tried all repair options for Office and
Outlook, but it will not come back. Is there a way to
manually recreate it or manually open the Outlook
Newsgroup reader? Am I stuck with the Outlook Express
newsgroup reader?

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

To get the News command back, go back to the Programs tab in Control Panel |
Internet Options and change the default newsreader to Outlook Express. If
OE prompts you to make it your default newsreader the next time you launch
it, click the "Don't ask me again" box and then click the No button.

You may need to reset the menu or toolbar using Tools, customize.
http://faq.outlookmvps.org/archives/000710.html

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[Roady [MVP]]

Well it is the same reader; just named differently Outlook isn't a
newsreader but has always used OE for this.

Anyway to get the Go button you must set Outlook Express as the default
newsreader in Control Panel-> Internet Options-> tab Programs

For additional solutions see;
http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/news.htm

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[Guest]

Thanks, that fixed it. Seems like they would have put
that in the help section of the program.

 

[Brian Tillman]

Is there a way to
manually recreate it or manually open the Outlook
Newsgroup reader? Am I stuck with the Outlook Express
newsgroup reader?

FYI, the Outlook newsreader _is_ Outlook Express.