Tip #4533 - Starting Up Outlook
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Outlook
Startup Options
Do you use MS
Outlook primarily for something other than e-mail? Is your routine
to boot up your computer, open up Outlook and immediately switch from
your Inbox to the Calendar or maybe the Tasks section?
Wouldn't it be
nice to bypass the Inbox and have Outlook start up in the place you
use the most?
Yeah, me too!
So, after a reader's question came in, I did some research and it
seems as if we can take control of Outlook and choose which function
appears at the startup.
Interested in the how-to?
Good. Then let's
get started!
With Outlook running,
you'll need to go to the Tools menu, Options
choice.
When the Options
window opens, you're looking for the Other tab,
General section, Advanced Options button.
When you get to
the Advanced Options window, at the very top (in the General Settings
section), you'll see a field labeled as "Startup in this
folder."
In older
versions of Outlook, you'll find a down arrow
to the right of the field, which will open a list of choices.
Use the drop down
list to choose which Outlook function you want the
program to open up to and then click OK.
In Outlook 2007,
you'll find a Browse button. Go ahead and click it.
A dialogue window will then open, called "Select Folder."
Choose your preferred
starting location and click OK. Next, click OK
again to exit the Advanced Options window.
In any program,
you'll need to click OK again in the Options window.
Now, just to test
it out, close Outlook and restart it again.
Voila!
Outlook should
open to the spot you have chosen. No more wasting time waiting for
something else to load, when you didn't even want to go there in the
first place!
~ April
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