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Earlier this year I created 2 subfolders in the Inbox of Outlook 2007. One is titled Hotmail and the other is titled Yahoo. when I click on either one it opens up the login page of that free webmail provider without having to open my web-browser in another window. Please see attachment which describes better my situation.

I have spent the greater part of today trying to remember how it was done; but my attempts have not given the desired result of creating a new subfolder -- with Gmail this time.

All results from searching on the net deal with linking email accounts so that emails come directly to the Inbox without having to log in but that is what I don't want.

I am hoping that someone can direct me in getting a result.

Many thanks

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Good call by — that folder-login behavior is exactly Outlook’s Folder Home Page feature: a folder can be associated with a web page and Outlook will render that page inside the folder pane (so the login shows up without opening a separate browser). Because Outlook uses Windows’ MSHTML/Trident (the Internet Explorer rendering engine) for those views, the feature is fragile with modern sites and has been increasingly restricted for security reasons. (support.microsoft.com)

If you ever see the Home Page tab disappear or the address box/checkbox are greyed out, that’s usually Outlook’s security defaults or a Group Policy setting blocking folder webviews. For Outlook 2007 there’s a documented policy/value (the NonDefaultStoreScript setting) for non-default stores, and Microsoft provides WebView/registry options and a registry flag to re-enable folder home pages — but changing these re-opens a security surface, so back up and proceed with caution. (slipstick.com)

A practical compatibility gotcha: many modern webmail services deliberately prevent embedding (they send X-Frame-Options or CSP frame-ancestors headers and use modern auth flows), so Gmail and similar sites often refuse to render inside an embedded view — you may see a blank page or an error. If that happens, use the provider’s basic/mobile HTML view (if offered) or open the page in your browser instead. (developer.chrome.com)

Bottom line: the folder-homepage trick is convenient but brittle and increasingly unsupported. If you want reliable, long-term access, use a browser bookmark/desktop shortcut or add the account to Outlook via POP/IMAP. If you must keep folder home pages, read Microsoft’s guidance and the registry/WebView examples before re-enabling anything so the trade-offs are clear. (support.microsoft.com)

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Hi.
Create your new folder in inbox
Right click on the new folder
Goto properties
Click on the Home page tab
Type in www.gmail.com
Click Show home page......
Apply
Now it should do what you want

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Shade01--- Thank you oh thank you oh thank you. I KNEW that it was simple (and intuitive), so simple in fact that the first time I configured it without help which ............. was the most frustrating bit. Well i guess there are plenty more senior moments waiting out there for me.

I appreciate you help. Thanks

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