Inbox View Changed In Outlook. How To Bring Back The Default View

If you are using Microsoft Outlook on a daily basis and suddenly you see the inbox view has been changed, isn’t it uncomfortable and frustrating? Sometimes this may be due to accidental setting changes or fewer times it just happens and the reason is unknown. In this article let us see the possible solutions in detail that can help to bring back the default settings of the inbox view. Let us start!

Method 1 – Use The Change View Option

 

Step 1 – Open the Outlook app

Step 2 – Go to the view tab at the top

 

view 1

 

Step 3 – Then click on the change view drop down

Step 4 – Select the option Single



 

single view

 

Step 4 – Again click on change view dropdown and now select Compact and then check if the inbox view is changed. The default inbox view is the compact view

 

compact view

 

Note: If you need other view types you can also click on single or preview according to your requirement.

 

Method 2 – Restore The Settings To Default View

Note: In this method all the custom view settings will be deleted. Before proceeding further you can take a backup if needed.

Step 1 – Open the run prompt using Windows + R keys together

Step 2 – Type outlook /cleanviews in the run prompt and hit enter. This command will delete all custom view settings and the default inbox view will be back.

 

cleanviews

 

Method 3 – Use The Reset View Option

 

Step 1 – Open the Outlook app

Step 2 – Go to the view tab at the top

 

view 1

 

Step 3 – Then click on the change view drop down

Step 4 – Select the option Compact 

 

compact view

 

Step 5 – Then click on reset view. This will reset all current view settings to the default view settings for this folder

 

reset view 1

 

Step 6 – A confirmation pop up will appear click on yes. Then check if the inbox view is appropriate.

Alternatively, you can also try to skip Step 4 and directly click on reset view [Step 5] and check if the issue is solved.

 

Method 4 – Use The Compact View And Reading Pane Options

 

Step 1 – Open the Outlook app

Step 2 – Go to the view tab at the top

 

view 1

 

Step 3 – Then click on the change view drop down

Step 4 – Select the option Compact 

 

compact view

 

Step 5 – In the layout section click on reading pane drop down

Step 6 – Select the right option

 

right

 

Method 5 – Enable Use Compact Layout Option

 

Step 1 – Open the Outlook app

Step 2 – Go to the view tab

 

view 1

 

Step 3 – Click on change view dropdown and select manage views

 

manage views

 

Step 4 – Under view name column select compact then click on modify button

 

modify 1

 

Step 5 – In the opened window click on other settings



 

other settings

 

Step 6 – In the other options section enable the checkbox Use compact layout with widths smaller than by clicking on the checkbox beside it (a tick mark should be present in the checkbox)

Step 7 – Give the character as 200 instead of 125

 

compact layout

 

Step 8 – Or you can skip (Step 6 – Step 7) and enable always use compact layout option by clicking on the radio button beside it

 

compact

 

Step 9 – To save the changes click on ok

 

That’s it! I hope the above provided information is helpful and easy to follow. Let us know which method you applied to get the default inbox view back. Thank you and happy reading!!