# Microsoft Outlook Question **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 16, 2008, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-outlook-question/460242 "2008-08-16T18:34:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2008, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-outlook-question/460242/1 "2008-08-16T18:34:06Z")
I accidentally removed the Subject field from my messages, you know, the one that you use to sort by Subject. How do I put it back? ---
**Author:** ![nivlac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3bc359/32.png) [@nivlac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nivlac)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2008, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-outlook-question/460242/2 "2008-08-16T20:14:17Z")
Have you tried View, Message Header from the menu? ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2008, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-outlook-question/460242/3 "2008-08-16T20:44:31Z")
There is no Message Header under View. This is MS Outlook 2003 if that matters. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2008, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-outlook-question/460242/4 "2008-08-16T20:52:46Z")
Right click on any column header and select Field Chooser. Find Subject on the list and drag it back to your view. ---
**Author:** ![nivlac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3bc359/32.png) [@nivlac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nivlac)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2008, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-outlook-question/460242/5 "2008-08-17T00:36:11Z")
[QUOTE=Fiddle Peghead] There is no Message Header under View. This is MS Outlook 2003 if that matters. [/QUOTE] From your post I assume you wanted the subject line to show up within a message. From a message, you can select View, then Message Header. If you are talking about seeing the subject in your Inbox messages, then follow Southern Yankee’s steps. ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2008, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-outlook-question/460242/6 "2008-08-17T17:26:42Z")
At the top, above the messages, I currently have “Received” and “Size”. I also want to be able to see “Subject” and “From”. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2008, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-outlook-question/460242/7 "2008-08-17T17:28:15Z")
Did you try my instructions in Post #4? ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2008, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-outlook-question/460242/8 "2008-08-18T15:36:17Z")
I was a bit out of it yesterday and somehow missed seeing Field Chooser on the menu. I found it today. Thank you very much, Southern Yankee! ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2008, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-outlook-question/460242/9 "2008-08-18T15:52:47Z")
Okay, I’ve got another question. Currently each email message shows Subject, From, etc, and also the first few lines of each message. I don’t want to see the first few lines of each message. I just want to see Subject, From etc. How do I accomplish this? ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2008, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-outlook-question/460242/10 "2008-08-18T16:33:55Z")
Turn off AutoPreview in the View menu. ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2008, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-outlook-question/460242/11 "2008-08-18T17:33:32Z")
Thanks again.