Understanding the Mail Component

Outlook’s Mail component, accessible by clicking the Mail component button, enables you to view, respond to, forward, and compose new e-mails.

You can create folders for organizing the e-mails you send and receive. Mail-specific tools and commands appear in the toolbar and menu bar.

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Menu Bar

The Mail menu bar enables you to create, print, edit, reply to, and categorize messages; switch to other Outlook components; set follow-up parameters; and more.

Toolbar

Use the buttons in the Mail toolbar as an alternative way to execute many of the Mail-specific commands found in the menu bar.

Folder List

Mail’s folder list includes several default folders, including Deleted Items, Drafts, Inbox, Junk E-mail, Outbox, and Sent Items. You can create additional, custom folders for organizing and storing your messages.

Mail Component Button

If the Mail component is not currently displayed, click the Mail component button to display it.

Message List

By default, Mail displays a list of the messages in your Inbox folders, although the message list can display messages in other folders if you click the desired folder in the folder list.

Instant Search Box

You can quickly locate e-mails, appointments, and other Outlook entries by typing relevant keywords into the Instant Search box.

Reading Pane

To read a message in your message list, click it; ...

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