Change Which Outlook Component Launches by Default

If you consistently use a particular Outlook program right after launching Outlook — for example, Calendar — you can configure Outlook to open that program by default at start-up. This saves you the step of clicking the Calendar button in the navigation pane to switch to that program each time Outlook launches.

Change Which Outlook Component Launches by Default

1.
Click Tools.
2.
Click Options.

The Options dialog box appears.
3.
Click the Other tab.
4.
Click Advanced Options. The Advanced Options dialog box appears.
5.
Click Browse.

The Select Folder dialog box appears.
6.
Click the folder for the Outlook component you want to launch at start-up.
7.
Click OK to close the Select Folder dialog box.
8.
Click OK to close the Advanced Options dialog box.
9.
Click OK to close the Options dialog box.

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