CHANGING OUTLOOK'S STARTUP FOLDER

Outlook 2010 and 2013

In Outlook 2010 and 2013, you'll need to click on File tab, then Options and select Advanced . Select a new start up folder from the folder picker at Start Outlook in this folder:

Outlook 2003 and 2007

In Outlook 2003 and 2007, you'll set this in Tools, Options, Other tab, Advanced – select the start up folder at the very top of the dialog.

Use a command line switch

Outlook.exe /select outlook:CalendarNew
(Replace "calendarnew" with the folder name (and path as needed))

In a few cases, you may need to make a shortcut using the full path to Outlook. The command line will look something like:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\outlook.exe" /select Outlook:Hotmail\Inbox

to open the Gmail Inbox

SYNTAX  -- outlook:datafile-name-in-folder-list\Inbox

outlook:Gmail\Inbox

To start up in the Unread Search folder in a non-default pst, use the following switch:

SYNTAX  -- outlook.exe /select "Outlook:\pst_name_in_folder_list\Search Folders\Unread Mail"