Microsoft® Office Outlook® 2007 Inside Out

Working with the Folder List

If you move between folders frequently, you might want to navigate by using a combination of the Navigation Pane and the Folder List. The Navigation Pane gives you quick access to the Outlook 2007 folders that the majority of people use most often. However, you might use different Outlook 2007 folders, or you might want to access certain file system folders from Outlook 2007. For example, suppose that you have an Exchange Server account but also use a set of personal folders to store personal messages and contacts or other data. Because Outlook 2007 doesn’t automatically add shortcuts in the Navigation Pane for your other folders, the best way to access these folders is usually through the Folder List, as shown in ...