How do TAB & SHIFT-TAB get reversed in Entourage?

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Published on 2010-05-12T21:07:58Z Indexed on 2010/05/12 21:14 UTC
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In Microsoft Entourage, I can use Tab to move the highlighted selection from "Inbox" in the left-hand column:

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...to the list of email in my inbox:

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And Shift-Tab returns the selection to the left-hand column again.

But once-in-a-while when I return to Entourage (but never immediately after launching it), Tab and Shift-Tab are reversed. That is, I need to use Shift-Tab to move the highlighted selection to the list of email and Tab to return the selection to the left-hand column.

I don't know what causes this, and I find it so annoying that I'll restart Entourage just to restore Tab and Shift-Tab to what my muscle-memory expects.

What is causing them to get reversed, and can I un-reverse them without restarting Entourage?

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