You could try customizing the default view to turn the Reading Pane off
(View | Current View | Customize Current View | Other Settings...).

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-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com



"Newbee" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I'm new to Outlook 2007, I do not like the reading panes. I shut the
pane
off in my inbox and sent box. It seems that each time I create a folder,
the
reading pane displays. Can I shut that off for all messages?
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Newbee