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Outlook 2013 Tip: How to View Your Mailbox and Calendar Side by Side

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In the Microsoft Office 2013 version of Outlook, you can view your mailbox and calendar at the same time with just a few simple steps, saving yourself the trouble of clicking back and forth between your schedule and your email. To do this, you’ll open two windows in Outlook and then tile them side-by-side for simultaneous access and viewing. You can even save these settings so that this is your default display.

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Displaying Microsoft Outlook’s Mailbox and Calendar Side by Side

To open both windows in Outlook 2013:

  1. Click the Mail selection. Depending on your Outlook settings, Mail could be a text item at the bottom left of your screen or an envelope icon:
    Outlook navigation pane with Mail selected
    or
    Outlook menu bar with Mail, Calendar, People, and People icons
  2. In the navigation menu, right-click on the Calendar option, then select Open in New Window.
    Right clicking on the Calendar icon provides an option to open it in a new window.
  3.  When you first do this, one window will likely overlap the other.
    Outlook mail and calendar windows overlapping

To adjust the two Outlook windows so that they are displayed side-by-side:

  1. Close or minimize all other programs windows.
  2. Right click on an empty area of your Taskbar at the bottom of the screen.
  3. Choose “Show Windows Side by Side” from the pop-up menu.

You now have your inbox and calendar displayed at the same time!

Outlook displaying mail and calendar side by side

Saving Your Outlook Display Settings

If you want the calendar and mailbox windows to display next to each other every time you launch the Outlook, you’ll need to save your settings. To do this, go to File and choose Exit to exit Outlook instead of clicking the Close (“X”) button. This way, your settings are saved. The next time you open Outlook, your calendar and mail windows will open side by side.

Additional Outlook Resources

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  • We have more Outlook tips in our Recent Posts and Categories sections. These are on the right side of your screen if viewing from a desktop.

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