# Outlook inbox format **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 3, 2019, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-inbox-format/834968 "2019-06-03T17:31:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2019, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-inbox-format/834968/1 "2019-06-03T17:31:10Z")
Outlook (2013?) decided it didn’t like the way I was viewing my inbox, so it changed it. There’s extra space between the subject lines. How do I get it back to being more compressed? ---
**Author:** ![Severian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@Severian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Severian)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2019, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-inbox-format/834968/2 "2019-06-04T19:55:33Z")
Are you sure it’s not the Office 365 version? There’s a new **Use Tighter Spacing** option available on the View tab, which basically just sets the spacing back to the old normal after they added more whitespace in the latest version. If you’re correct in that it’s Outlook 2013 I’d still direct you to the view tab, but from there you’ll want to open the \*\*View Settings \*\*and poke around there. Maybe try the **Reset View** option as well. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2019, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-inbox-format/834968/3 "2019-06-04T20:48:44Z")
I don’t know why Microsoft likes to hide their product information. It’s a real PITA. Anyway, I found out we’re using Office Home and Business 2016. I found the **Use Tighter Spacing** option. Thanks!