- Pop-out windows allow you to open email messages,
calendar events, tasks, or new items in a separate window,
rather than staying within the main Outlook interface.
For example, when I create a new email message,
the window opens in line.
It might be that I would prefer it
to open in its own separate window.
This helps you multitask efficiently,
such as composing a new email
while referencing another message or appointment.
To adjust your pop-out settings,
click on the cog icon in the top right-hand corner
to open up the Settings window.
From here, we need to navigate to Email
and Compose and reply.
And if we scroll all the way down to the middle,
notice we have a section titled "Pop-out settings."
This is where we can choose if we want
to open an email inline or pop out to a new window.
So, mine's currently set to write in line.
I'm going to change this to Pop out to a new window
and click on Save.
Now, if I were to create a new email,
it's going to open in a brand new window
as opposed to appearing in line in the reading pane.
And one final point here,
if you have your Outlook set to display messages in line,
but occasionally you want to pop out a message
in a new window,
you can do that simply by double-clicking on the message.
The default is to open in a brand new window.