What version of Outlook and what happens when you try?

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
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After furious head scratching, Kathol asked:
| Clicked on View to to turn ON the reading pane but it doesn't allow
| me to do it.
> Clicked on View to to turn ON the reading pane but it doesn't allow me
> to do
> it.
Maybe it is squashed. Move the to the edges of where the reading pane
should be to see if there is a divider bar that you can drag to enlarge
the pane.