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Viewing Conversations
Conversation view was first introduced in Outlook 2007 as a way of viewing in one
place a series of received messages that stem from the same original message. This
feature made it easy to locate various responses to a message and to identify sepa-
rate branches of a conversation (referred to as message threads).
In Outlook 2010, the original Conversation view has been expanded to present an
even clearer method of tracking message threads and to include not only received
messages but also sent messages. Conversation view is considered such a useful
organizational tool that it is designated as the default view of the Inbox and other
message folders.
Except when discussing alternative views of messages, the graphics in this book
depict messages arranged in Conversation view. A conversation of multiple mes-
sages is indicated by an arrow to the left of the conversation message header.Configuring Reading Pane Behavior
You will frequently read and work with messages and other Outlook items in the Reading
Pane. You can display the Reading Pane to the right of or below the module content pane.Viewing Reading Pane Content.
You might find it difficult to read the text in the Reading Pane at its default size, particularly
if your display is set to a high screen resolution, as is becoming more and more common.
You can change the size of the content displayed in the Reading Pane by using the Zoom
controls located at the right end of the program window status bar to change the pane’s
magnification level.Zoom level Zoom sliderZoom Out Zoom In
In the program window, the Zoom controls change the size
of the content in the Reading Pane.