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 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 details.
- 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 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, for showing the folder list, please click the 
button in the Navigation Pane, then select Folders from the list. See screenshot:
B. In Outlook 2010 and 2007, please click the Folder List icon in the Navigation Pane.
Outlook 2013 or higher versions:
Outlook 2010 and 2007:
And now the Folder List view is displayed as below screenshot shown:
For hiding 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 starting, the last view you used before closing Outlook will open automatically by default. Even so, you can also configure the navigation options and move the Folder List View icon to the beginning or top of Navigation Pane for easy shifting. Please do as follows:
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1. Go to the bottom of Navigation Pane, and click 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, and (3) click the OK button. See screenshot:
3. Please click Folder List view icon or Press Ctrl + 6 to show the Folder List view.
From now on, the Folder List View icon is moved to the beginning or top of Navigation Pane. And the Folder List view will open by default when Outlook starting.
Demo: Show or hide folder list view in Outlook
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