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Edit a custom view

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If you have created a custom view in Outlook, you can edit it easily. This tutorial will show you the steps in detail.

Note: This tutorial is introduced based on exchange account in Microsoft Outlook 2019 desktop program in Windows 10. And it may vary significantly or slightly depending on the types of email accounts (Exchange, IMAP or POP), the versions of Microsoft Outlook, and Windows environments.


Edit a custom view

1. Click to open the folder whose custom view you will edit, and click View > Change View > Manage Views.

2. In the Manage All Views dialog, please click to select the custom view you will edit, and click the Modify button.

3. Now the Advanced View Settings dialog pops out. Please change the view settings as you need, and click the OK button.

Tutorials about customizing folder view:

4. In the Manage All Views dialog, please click the OK button to save the changes, or click the Apply View button to apply this custom view at once.

Note: You can also follow this tutorial to edit the preset compact view, single view, and preview view as well.

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