---
title: "Outlook: Enable Email Preview – Here's How"
url: https://lookeen.com/blog/outlook-enable-email-preview-here-s-how
lang: en
description: "Would you like a preview of your unread emails in Outlook? Click here for the appropriate guide!"
author: "Froher Yosofy"
published: 2021-04-08T14:08:24+00:00
modified: 2026-11-11T05:02:01+00:00
---

# Outlook: Enable Email Preview – Here's How

Want a glimpse into your unread emails? Then you should enable the email preview in Outlook. Find out how it works in this blog post. The following instructions are suitable for all newer Outlook versions from 2013 onwards. [Click here to determine your Outlook version.](https://lookeen.com/blog/outlook-and-microsoft-office-which-version-do-i-have-here-s-how-to-find-out)

## How to Get an Email Preview in Outlook

**Step 1:** Open Outlook and click on the *View* tab.

**Step 2:** Click on the *Message Preview* option.

**Step 3:** In the final step, you can choose whether you want one, two, or three lines of your email preview in Outlook to be displayed. For a more detailed email preview, I recommend setting it to 3*lines*.

![Outlook Email Preview](https://lookeen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Outlook-Vorschau-Email.jpg)

I hope this article helped you set up an email preview in Outlook.

See you soon!

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