OL97: Adding an Outlook Folder to the Office Shortcut Bar

 Last reviewed: January 19, 1998
Article ID: Q165981
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Outlook 97

SUMMARY

This article describes how to place shortcuts on your Office Shortcut Bar to access your Outlook 97 folders, such as Calendar, Contacts, Inbox, Tasks, or any other Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI) folder.

MORE INFORMATION

You cannot place MAPI folders on the Office Shortcut Bar using the normal customization function or by using drag and drop. You must first drag the MAPI folder to the desktop, then drag it to the Office Shortcut Bar.

Place a MAPI Folder Shortcut on Office Shortcut Bar

  1. Size your Outlook window so that the desktop is visible.

  2. Click the desired folder in the Folder List and drag it to the desktop.

  3. Click the shortcut just created and drag it to the Office Shortcut Bar.

  4. Right-click the shortcut on the desktop and click Delete on the context menu.

Additional query words: 97 off97
Keywords : kbinterop kbui
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto

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Last reviewed: January 19, 1998
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