Outlook Express in the Classroom: Move the Bar

You can tell a lot about someone by looking at how they arrange things. If items are neatly stacked on top of each other, the person is probably very careful. If things are scattered about, the person is quite carefree. You can customize the look of Outlook Express to suit your personality.

Hiding the toolbar
Outlook Express has provided a toolbar that provides quick, easy access to many mail functions. However, if the toolbar isn't exactly your cup of Martian Fire tea, you can customize Outlook Express to hide it.

To hide the toolbar:

1. Click the View menu, then click Toolbar to deselect it. The Toolbar will disappear from the Outlook Express window.

Moving the toolbar
The default location for the toolbar is at the top of the active window. If this isn't your favorite place for a toolbar, you can move it to the bottom, to the right side, or to the left side of the Outlook Express window.

To move the toolbar to the left side of the Outlook Express window:

1. Click the View menu, then click Layout. The Window Layout Properties dialog box will appear.

2. In the Toolbar title, click the option button next to Left. Click OK. The toolbar will now appear on the left side of the Outlook Express window.

Select an option button to move the toolbar to a new location