Using Favorite Folders Favorite Folders are new to Outlook 2003, replacing the folder shortcuts found on the Outlook bar in older versions. | Team LiB Using Favorite Folders Favorite Folders are new to Outlook 2003 replacing the folder shortcuts found on the Outlook bar in older versions. When you view your mail folders using the Mail button at the bottom of the Navigation bar you ll notice the Favorite Folders group at the top of the screen. By default there are four folders already in your Favorite Folders Inbox Unread Mail Search Folder For Follow Up Search Folder Sent Items Search Folder Each IMAP or HTTP Hotmail Inbox in your profile is added to your Favorite Folders by default. Inboxes for your POP3 accounts aren t listed because they share the Personal Folders Inbox folder. These default folders can be deleted from the Favorites list and you can add your other favorite folders to it see Figure . For practical reasons you don t want to put too many folders on the Favorite Folders list doing so makes it harder to find the folders you re looking for. Any folder that is visible in the All Mail Folders list including Search Folders can be added to the Favorite Folders list the other Outlook folder types are not supported. Figure . Hotmail and IMAP inboxes are included in the Favorite Folders list by default. As you add your own favorites the Favorite Folders list expands. The number of favorites in the Favorite Folder group determines the height of the Favorite Folders and All E-mail Folders groups. Once Favorite Folders expands to about two-thirds of the height of the Navigation bar it begins to scroll. Your monitor resolution and the number of toolbars you display in Outlook control how many Favorite Folders you can see on screen before it begins scrolling. If you need more space for folder shortcuts try Shortcuts on the Navigation Pane. You can mix types of folders and shortcuts and use the entire height of your Navigation Pane for shortcuts reducing the need to scroll. Managing Favorite Folders Outlook creates some Favorite Folders for you but you might have additional folders that you .
