How to Set Reading Pane Layout in Outlook

Reading pane in Outlook is the place where you can read your email contents when you have one click on the email. You can set reading pane on right, or you can set it at the bottom.

When you double click on the email title, your email contents will display in a separate message window.

Please follow the steps below to change the reading pane layout:

Step 1: Click the folder you want to change (please note that each folder can have different layouts);

Step 2: Click the "View" Tab from the ribbon;

Step 3: Click the "Reading Pane" in the Layout section, and select the pane view you want: right, bottom or off.

  • The layout will look as below when you select "Right";
  • The layout will look as below when you select "Bottom";
  • The layout will look as below when you select "Off".

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