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This wikiHow teaches you how to remove the message preview window (called the Reading Pane) from Outlook 2016.
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1Open Outlook. You’ll find it in your Windows menu. Click the Windows logo at the bottom-left corner of the screen, expand the Microsoft Office menu, then select Outlook.
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2Click the View menu. It’s at the top of the screen.Advertisement
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3Click Reading Pane. It’s in the panel at the top of Outlook, near the center. It has an icon that looks like a tiny version of Outlook.
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4Click Off. It’s the third option in the menu. The list of messages should now extend all the way to the right side of the screen.
- Double-click a message in your inbox to read it.
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1. Open Outlook.
2. Click View.
3. Click Reading Pane.
4. Click Off.
