Microsoft® Office Outlook® 2007 Plain & Simple

Working with Outlook Items

Outlook offers several types of items you can use to store information and send messages. These items include messages, contacts, journal entries, tasks, appointments, meetings, and notes. Outlook stores each type in a particular folder and presents the information in a way that makes the most sense for that type of data. In many situations, you can retrieve the information you need simply by opening the folder without actually opening the item.

Review Items in a Folder

1. In the Navigation Pane, click the folder whose contents you want to view.

2. Use the scroll bar to view additional items.

3. View the item either directly in ...