Outlook 2007 inbox message grouping like the Web App

The Outlook Web App has this nice, default, conversation grouping. It hides all earlier messages in a conversation from the message list. When I click a mail, it shows the conversation thread in the reading pane.

In Outlook 2007 I have tried grouping on received date, but it groups by minutes and not days. I've also tried grouping by conversation, but then I get this ugly tree in the list pane and I loose the "today", "yesterday", and vice versa groups.

How do I make Outlook 2007 look like the Outlook Web App?

Heki

Posted 2011-02-09T12:44:54.403

Reputation: 195

Perhaps you should add a screenshot of the web app and your current setup – Ivo Flipse – 2011-02-09T14:22:07.760

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I had a look at it and it didn't seem to solve my problem. I'll add a screenshot. – Heki – 2011-02-09T14:33:26.677

I hope it makes sense.. MSPaint is fail without a blur option in this case. – Heki – 2011-02-09T14:56:04.050

Answers

the Outlook Web App you are using is from Microsoft Exchange Server 2010. I didn't know that Outlook 2007 can connect to Exchange Server 2010. However, the functionality you are searching is part of Outlook 2010.

Chris

Posted 2011-02-09T12:44:54.403

Reputation: 16

Aww, that's too bad. But yeah, it works like a charm, 2007 to 2010. I'm gonna accept this as answer. – Heki – 2011-06-01T07:10:07.147

Check this link (summary provided below)

Outlook 2003 and Outlook 2007
View-> Arrange By-> Custom-> button Other Settings…->enable option: Show items in Groups

Outlook 2010
tab View-> button View Settings-> button Other Settings…-> enable option: Show items in Groups

Wall Poster

Posted 2011-02-09T12:44:54.403

Reputation: 11

I think this is what you are looking for View messages by conversation or thread.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook-help/view-messages-by-conversation-or-thread-HA001135667.asp

jamason1983

Posted 2011-02-09T12:44:54.403

Reputation: 301

Hey Jamason, thanks for the reply. However, it doesn't give me what I want in the same sense the webapp does. I like the ability to view the whole thread (collapse and expand parts thereof) in the reading pane as opposed to the message list, like your example suggests. – Heki – 2011-03-03T07:30:11.633

Sorry I do not belive that feature is avilable in outlook 2007 or 2010. – jamason1983 – 2011-03-03T07:56:36.893