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Turn off and empty Journal

Applies to: Microsoft Office Outlook 2003

Applies to
Microsoft Office Outlook® 2003

In order to turn off Journal, you have to clear multiple check boxes in Journal Options. No single option can turn off Journal.

Turn off Journal

On the Tools menu, click Options.
On the Preferences tab, click Journal Options.
Under Automatically record these items, clear all the check boxes.
Under Also record files from, clear all the check boxes.
It is not necessary to clear the check boxes under For these contacts.

Empty Journal

Emptying Journal involves deleting entries.

Show Delete a single entry

In Journal, click the entry, and then press DELETE.

Show Delete multiple entries

In Journal, in the Navigation Pane (Navigation Pane: The column on the left side of the Outlook window that includes panes such as Shortcuts or Mail and the shortcuts or folders within each pane. Click a folder to show the items in the folder.), under Current View, click Entry List. A table view of all the entries appears.
Click any entry in the table, and then on the Edit menu, click Select All or press CTRL+A.
Press DELETE.