You can quickly change the appearance of the message list and reading pane in Outlook so it looks and behaves the way you want.
Change how email is displayed
At the top of the page, select Settings
> Mail > Layout.
From here you edit a number of settings which change how your mailbox is displayed.
Change how your email is sorted
- At the top of the message list, select Filter.
- Select how you want to sort your email.
Change display density
Display density lets you adjust the spacing between messages in your message list. Under the View tab, choose Density> Roomy to view sender images, attachment previews, and message preview text (sender, subject, and part of the first line of text). Cozy shows only message preview text with some spacing between messages, and Compact shows only message preview text with minimal spacing between messages.
Turn Focused Inbox on or off
When Focused Inbox is on, Outlook automatically sorts messages in your Inbox into Focused and Other tabs to help you focus on what matters most. If you prefer to see all your email messages in one place instead of having them sorted into Focused and Other, select Settings
then Mail > Layout. Under Focused Inbox, select Don't sort my messages.
Note
Focused Inbox applies only to your Inbox. It doesn't sort messages in other folders.
Show or hide the reading pane
You can configure the Reading pane by selecting the View tab > Layout > Reading pane and choose Show on the right or Show on the bottom. If you don't want to use the reading pane, select Hide.
Change your mailbox theme
At the top of the page, select Settings
. You can choose a theme under General > Appearance.
Choosing dark mode
At the top of the page, select Settings
. You can choose a mode under General > Appearance.
Dark mode switches the color scheme from a light background to a dark one. Turning on dark mode can reduce eye strain in low-light environments.
To learn more about dark mode, see Dark mode in Outlook.com and Outlook on the web.
Enable or disable conversation view
Conversation view groups your messages by conversation. To modify your Conversation view preferences, select the View tab. Under the View tab, in the Messages group, select Conversations and customize your options.
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