Bob wrote:

Every time I create a new personal folder I have to go into the
View-Arrange By-Custom-Fields menu to choose which fields I want to
have displayed and in what order they will be displayed. Is there
any way to cause Outlook to create my new personal folders in a
specific layout so that I do not have to go through this modification
every time I create a new personal folder.

Modify the standard Messages view and any new folder should have the
modifications. The techniques here show how:
http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/grouping.htm
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Brian Tillman