Outlook interface is cluttered, messy and damages my productivity

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I've just migrated from Office 2000 to Office 2003 as a test before I migrate
the rest of the company. I have to say I am very disappointed by the new
Outlook interface. Is there any way I can make it the same as the Outlook
2000 interface? If not I'm probably not going to upgrade the rest of the
office as the non-technical users will find this even more annoying than I do.

Current issues include:

* Cannot get rid of the two sections at the top and bottom of the folder pane.
* Message preview pane defaults to side by side rather than on top of the
message list. This is useless unless at 1024x768 on a 17" monitor. This can
be rectified in the preferences though.
* The message lists are subdivided by irrelevant dates such as "today",
"last week", etc. This is an unwanted feature, how do I turn it off?
* The colouring and size of the window decorations detracts from the main
purpose of Outlook by reducing the available space on the screen in which to
view useful information such as the list of folders or contents of messages.




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I don't think you should infer that your preferences will be those held by the rest of the company, especially if they are less technically oriented. You will probably find the http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2003/interface.htm#classic useful in helping you make your own copy of Outlook look more like previous versions. But I'd let other users decide for themselves. Microsoft didn't change the interface on a whim, but after investing a lot of time in usability testing with different kinds of users.
 
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