Views

A view defines the way in which Outlook displays information in a folder. You can change the view at any time, modify existing views, or create new ones.

Switching Views and types of Outlook views. A view defines the way Outlook displays the information in a folder. You can change the view at any time, modify the existing views or create new ones. Let us see the different types of views.

Timeline view

• It is the default view for Journal.
• Presents chronological information along a horizontally scrolling bar.
• Displays items from left to right on a time scale.

Card View

• It is the default view in Contacts.
• Displays contact data in an address book fashion, similar to the card file.
• You can navigate between the records using the buttons.

Icon Views

• It is the default view in Notes.
• Records are displayed as icons for each item.

Table View

• It is the default view in Tasks.
• Commonly used in all modules.
• The data is organized in rows and columns.

Day/Week/Month View

• It is the default view in Calendars.
• Resembles a day planner.
• Data for a day/week/month is displayed along with the list of tasks.

The Calendar (Day/Week/Month) view has several viewing options of its own.

• Day View

• Work Week View

 

• Month View

Task Pad View - You can view the tasks in different ways such as all tasks, today's tasks, overdue tasks etc.

Switching Views

To switch between views for the current folder choose View > Arrange by > Current view. Select from the list of available views.

Note: You can rearrange the order of columns in a table view by clicking on the column label in the header row and holding the mouse button down and dragging the column label to a new location. Accordingly you can also sort the data in a different order