How to show or hide folder list view in Outlook?
In the folder list view, all your folders are listed out including mail folder, calendar folder, contacts folder, and so on. You can switch among these different types of Outlook folders easily inside the folder list view in the Navigation Pane. In this article, we will show you how to show or hide folder list view in Outlook in detail.
- Show or switch to folder list view or other views with hotkeys
- Show or hide folder list view in Outlook
- Move Folder List View icon to beginning/top of Navigation Pane for easy switching in Outlook
Show or switch to folder list view or other views with hotkeys
Actually, you can quickly switch to the folder list view or other views in Outlook with the following hotkeys:
| No. | Views | Hotkeys |
| 1 | Mail view | Ctrl + 1 |
| 2 | Calendar view | Ctrl + 2 |
| 3 | Contact view | Ctrl + 3 |
| 4 | Task view | Ctrl + 4 |
| 5 | Note view | Ctrl + 5 |
| 6 | Folder (list) view | Ctrl + 6 |
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Show or hide folder list view in Outlook
You can show or hide the folder list view in Outlook as follows:
A. In Outlook 2013 or higher versions, to show the folder list, click the 
button in the Navigation Pane, then select "Folders" from the list. See screenshot:
B. In Outlook 2010 and 2007, click the "Folder List" icon in the Navigation Pane.
Outlook 2013 or higher versions:
Outlook 2010 and 2007:
Now the Folder List view is displayed as shown below:
To hide the folder list view, just shift to another view such as the "Mail" view in the Navigation Pane.
Move Folder List View icon to beginning/top of Navigation Pane for easy switching in Outlook
When Outlook starts, the last view you used before closing Outlook will open automatically by default. Even so, you can configure the navigation options and move the Folder List View icon to the beginning or top of the Navigation Pane for easier switching. Please do as follows:
1. Go to the bottom of the Navigation Pane, and click the Ellipsis 
> "Navigation Options". See screenshot:
2. In the Navigation Options dialog box: (1) select "Folders" in the "Display in this order" list box; (2) click the "Move Up" button repeatedly to move "Folders" to the top; (3) click the "OK" button. See screenshot:
3. Now you can click the Folder List view icon or press "Ctrl + 6" to show the Folder List view.
From now on, the Folder List View icon will appear at the beginning or top of the Navigation Pane. The Folder List view will open by default when Outlook starts.
Demo: Show or hide folder list view in Outlook
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