You’ll notice that at the bottom of the Arrange By menu, there’s a choice labelled Current View. This choice is like the navigation pane list of views; it offers you different ways to view your contacts (whereas the Arrange By options give you ways to sort your contacts).

 

Here’s the Current View menu in the tasks folder:

 

 

The rules stay the same: you can pick your view from the list, but only one view can be used at once. The view you’re currently using will be checked. As soon as you check a different view, the window will change. In the above example, we were using the simple list view (you can see the list of tasks behind the menu). Here’s what happens to the window when we click Task Timeline:

 

 

Note that in the navigation pane, the dot is now next to Task Timeline. You can see that this view is quite different from the table view that we had before.

 

Views are all about helping you find and use your information using ways that suit your personality. If you’re a visual person, you may find that timeline views like the above example help you get a clearer picture of what’s going on. If you’re a more linear person, you may find it more helpful to see all your tasks as a list. There is no right or wrong view; use what suits you!