You can preview another Outlook message that’s been forwarded or saved as an attachment. That’s a combination of the previewer’s limitations and the narrow column for the preview pane. The preview of Office documents works pretty well but can get messed up if the document has complex formatting. Old habits die hard.Ĭlick on the attachment and Outlook switch from a preview of the email to previewing the attachment.Ĭlick on ‘Back to message’ to switch between the attachment preview and the message itself. Despite the official rename, many people still call it a preview pane. Microsoft now calls it a Reading Pane which recognizes that many people read and respond to messages from the side-pane alone. The standard preview pane hasn’t changed a lot for many versions of Outlook. Here’s an in-depth look at a deceptively simple part of Outlook. The Outlook preview pane isn’t just convenient, it’s a good front line defence against hackers and viruses.
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