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Outlook: Disable The Email Reply Taskbar!
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I never thought for one moment that this could be such a big issue but
apparently it is for many people. I am talking about this little taskbar on the
right side of the screen in Microsoft Outlook. I got this simple question: “How to turn this off, I don’t want it there“. Well
like many people do I started clicking my way through the application searching
for a check box that would disable or hide this feature. As one might expect
with no avail because this is not a check box option. Keep reading and I will
show you how to disable this feature.
Quick Access Toolbar
Our journey starts with the Quick Access Toolbar. You know that place where you
can store your own ribbon preferences.
By default it looks something like this on a regular laptop / desktop with no touch enabled screen:
Touch enabled screens
Most of our devices have a touch enabled screen these days. Ever since the
touch enabled screens were introduced the Quick Access Toolbar got this new
option to choose from.
Have a look and see that there is an option called “Touch/Mouse Mode” available. However because I am writing this on an old regular non touch enabled laptop I have to activate it first to see it. If you do have a touch enabled device you will see this option by default in your Quick Access Toolbar.
Now here’s where the magic starts. On touch enabled devices this is the default setting. It is optimized for touch. This also produces the additional toolbar on the right side of your screen in Outlook.
By now you will know the answer how to disable this nifty little
taskbar. By choosing the Mouse option
in the Quick Access Toolbar the toolbar on the right side of your Outlook
screen will no longer be visible. Here’s how that looks:
A Switch mode
One might say that this is a switch mode to choose from. If you want to see the
taskbar click on Touch mode. If you don’t want to see it click on the Mouse
mode. If you have a non touch screen based device but still want to take
advantage of this feature you have to add it to your Quick Access Toolbar
first. From that moment on you can switch any way you like.
Concluding
As with many things it is not
all that difficult. You just need someone to show you how it is done and from
that point on all the irritations are history! Happy Switching