Turn Off All Reading Panes in Outlook 2003

[Will Niccolls]

For every new folder that I go to I have to turn it off individually. Is
there a global switch that can disable the reading pane?

Will Niccolls

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Turn it off in the default Messages view template;
View-> Arrange By-> Current View...-> Define Views...

Just curious; why do you want it off by default?

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[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

you can either start outlook using the /nopreivew switch or edit the global
view.

http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/switches.htm
http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/grouping.htm

 

[Will Niccolls]

Turn it off in the default Messages view template;
View-> Arrange By-> Current View...-> Define Views...

Just curious; why do you want it off by default?

Thanks! Mostly a personal preference--I usually use laptops and prefer to
have the screen space devoted to other stuff. I also subscribe to the idea
that there is some greater virus risk by using the pane to automatically
view messages.

Will Niccolls

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

the preview pane is actually slightly safer than open mail because it
doesn't run active content.

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