Outlook 2007 Standard Views

[LPS]

I am learning Outlook 2007 and have customized my Inbox "Messages" view,
which I believe is a standard view. The on-line help message says that you
can "reset" a standard view if it has been customized. If it has not been
customized, then the "Reset" button will not be available. This is done by
selecting the folder in question (e.g.; Inbox), going to "View | Current View
| Define Views", selecting the view which you have customized and then
clicking the "Reset" button. The problem I am having is that when I do all
of that, for the Inbox, Messages view, the Reset button is not available, yet
I have added more fields into that view.

Could someone please tell me where I am going wrong? Am I misunderstanding
what a "standard" view is? Is the Messages view in the Inbox not a standard
view?

All help is greatly appreciated.

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

I am learning Outlook 2007 and have customized my Inbox "Messages" view,
which I believe is a standard view. The on-line help message says that
you
can "reset" a standard view if it has been customized. If it has not been
customized, then the "Reset" button will not be available. This is done
by
selecting the folder in question (e.g.; Inbox), going to "View | Current
View
| Define Views", selecting the view which you have customized and then
clicking the "Reset" button. The problem I am having is that when I do
all
of that, for the Inbox, Messages view, the Reset button is not available,
yet
I have added more fields into that view.

Could someone please tell me where I am going wrong? Am I
misunderstanding
what a "standard" view is? Is the Messages view in the Inbox not a
standard
view?

Correct. The Messages that you have changed in the Inbox is no longer the
standard Messages view (since you changed it). Each folder's view is
specific to the folder as soon as you change it. To change the default
Messages view, you must use View>Current View>Define Views, select Messages,
then click Modify. If you simply change the columns while viewing the
Inbox, you're not modifying the standard view.