Outlook 2016 Intermediate/Advanced

Lesson – Working with the People Pane

Outlook 2016

E NABLING THE P EOPLE P ANE  D ISCUSSION

The People Pane displays contact information about the person associated with an Outlook item and the latest activity by that person. If connected to social networking sites, the People Pane includes the latest status updates, comment posts, or messages. In addition, it displays Outlook items such as e-mail messages, Calendar items, and attachments.

The People Pane has three modes Normal, Minimized, and Off. There is an account settings option to link to social network sites. You can also use the resize bar to show more or less of the People Pane .

Some IT departments may disable the social networking features for security, but you may find the Normal people pane tabs helpful in the workplace. .

Normal mode for the People Pane

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P ROCEDURES

1. Select Error! Bookmark not defined. the View tab

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2. In the People Pane group, select the People Pane icon.

3. Select Normal.

4. Open an email. The People Pane appears at the bottom of the email.

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Enable the People Pane.

Note: Create a contact for your class partner.

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