Outlook 2003: Global folder settings

[Guest]

One of my biggest annoyances with Outlook is that I have to change my folder
settings for each folder individually. I want a way to set them GLOBALLY.
For example, turn off grouping, grid lines, and the Reading Pane in ALL
folders at once, not one at a time. Oh, of course, you'll want to give users
the option to override the global settings for individual folders. However,
I pretty much use the same settings for all my folders. Having to do this
for each folder wastes a lot of time.

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[neo [mvp outlook]]

This option exists today by modifying the built-in "Messages" view that
applies by default to all mail type folders. From there you create new
views for a folder by just copying the messages view and change what want
for that 1 off folder.

 

[Guest]

Can you please elaborate. How do you change the default messages view? I
have to keep going into each folder and defining current view. I want to fix
the view on the parent folder and all subfolders at once, not go into each
one at a time. All the folders, even the new ones I create, group
automatically and I don't want anything to group. I have many .pst files and
want to make one adjustment so none of them group. Even when I go into each
of my folders and change the view I swear that it goes back to grouping
itself the next time I use it. I have hundreds of folders and can't change
the view manually on each one.

 

[neo [mvp outlook]]

Start Outlook 1 time with the /cleanviews command line switch to clear out
all custom views and reset the built-in ones. (suggesting because of going
folder by folder to set them manually caused lots of "custom" views. you
want those customs gone.)

Select View > Arrange By > Current View > Define Views. Highlight
"Messages" and select Modify. If you wanted to turn off the reading pane
globally, you would select "Other Settings" button. About 1/2 down, is a
radio button to turn off. Within this dialog, grouping and grid lines can
also be turned off.

Select OK > OK > Apply View. The folder your in should change. Now select
View > Arrange By > Current View and switch to a view that isn't "Messages".
Select View > Arrange By > Current View and change back to "Messages".
This should be enough to trigger all other folders to pickup the modified
view.

 

[Guest]

Can you tell me this in layman's terms please. I don't know what cleanviews
command line switch is. The steps you outline in the next 2 paragraphs are
what I've been doing that doesn't work. I had been doing exactly what's
written before I started posting. Maybe if you explain the first paragraph
that is what I'm missing. Thank you.

 

[neo [mvp outlook]]

in case i missed answering you...

start computer and do the following:

select start > run > type: outlook.exe /cleanviews > ok button