Bypass the Inbox when you first launch Outlook

By default, when you launch Outlook, you immediately see your email Inbox. But, if you prefer to look at your calendar and task list prior to checking your email, there's no reason for you to have to change views every time you open the application. Fortunately, it's easy to change which Outlook folder is initially opened. For example, if you want Outlook to open to the Calendar instead of the Inbox, choose Tools | Options from the Outlook menu bar and click on the Other tab in the resulting Options dialog box. Next, click the Advanced Options button to open the Advanced Options dialog box and choose Calendar (or one of the other Outlook folders, such as Journal or Notes) from the Startup In This Folder dropdown list. Now, click OK twice to return to Outlook. Close Outlook and then restart it. The Calendar is now displayed and is selected in the Folder List.