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Delete a message stuck in Outlook's Outbox
If you attempt to send a message that is too large for your mail server you may be unable to delete it from the Outbox. If you try to open it (to remove attachments) or delete it, an error will ...
Outlook's Missing Holidays
Update 7/2012: Microsoft released an updated Holiday file for Outlook 2007. It contains the same holiday list I have here. Update 9/2010: The holiday file included with Outlook 2010 contains errors, mainly Easter Monday is on the wrong date ...
How to start Outlook in safe mode
When something isn't working right with Outlook we often tell users to start Outlook in safe mode or using the /safe switch. This loads Outlook without many of the customization files and add-ins loaded. If Outlook works correctly in Safe ...
How to use Outlook's Command line switches
When you're having problems with Outlook you may be told to start Outlook using a specific command line switch. To do this: Close Outlook. At the Start menu, Run command (or open the Run command by pressing Windows Key () + R type: Outlook ...
How to use Scanpst.exe to repair Outlook data files
Scanpst (aka the Inbox Repair tool) is found in your Office installation folders, usually C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOfficeXX, where XX is your version of Office. In Vista and Windows 7 64-bit, the folder is C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficeOfficeXX. Note: The scanpst ...
Where are my Outlook Files?
Outlook stores your email (and attachments), calendar and contacts together in one file that uses the extension "PST". Unless you tell Outlook to use a different pst stored somewhere else, Outlook creates the *.pst under your Windows user account directory. In ...Tip 1086: Outlook People Pane is missing
Where did the People Pane go? What you need to do when the people pane disappears.
Tip 1085: Stop showing contact photos in Outlook
How do I get rid of those placeholder photos in Outlook? When I open an email I see that dumb place-holder photo under Reply. Is there a way to get rid of that photo and the other two photos on the bottom right of the window? The top one is a contact photo. Go to File, Options, People and...
Tip 1084: Add to Contacts in Outlook 2013
Add to Outlook Contacts is only visible if the contact does not exist in any of your Contacts folders, including connected Social Networks.
Tip 1083: View Attachments is missing from the context menu
The View Attachments command was removed from Outlook 2010 (and Outlook 2013). You can view a list of attachments using the File > Save All Attachments command.
Tip 1082: Attachments are hidden in Outlook 2013 Outlook.com accounts
When you use Outlook.com account in Outlook 2013 and insert an attachment into an appointment, contact, or task, the attachment is not visible in the message body.
Tip 1066: Before upgrading Outlook Connector accounts to Outlook 2013
Attention Outlook Connector users: before upgrading to Outlook 2013, make sure you export Tasks, Notes, and any other folder labeled "(This Computer only)" from your data file.
How to find out what type of email account is configured
If you don't know what type of email account is configured in Outlook, it's easy to check the profile to find out.
How to CC a copy of every message you send
Unlike many smartphones, Outlook does not include an option to automatically CC an address on every message you send, however, you can do this easily using an After Sending rule.
Office 2013 pricing and tech guarantee
If you are thinking about buying Office 2010, it's well worth it to wait until October 19 2012 so you can take advantage of a free 1 year subscription to Office 365.
How to move Contacts from Outlook to Hotmail
If you have contacts in Outlook and want them in Hotmail, there is no need to export to a CSV file and import the contacts using Hotmail online.
How to always download images in Outlook email
How to change the settings to allow Outlook to always download pictures when you read an email message (and why it may not be not a good idea to download images by default.)
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Outlook Social Connector and Facebook Provider Update
An update to Facebook affects the Outlook's Social Connector and users will need to be using the new Social Connector (updated in January 2012).
How to install Outlook on a Netbook
So you got a new netbook or laptop but it doesn't have a CD/DVD drive. How will you get Outlook installed? And, really, is it worth installing a memory-pig like Outlook on a netbook? Yes, in my opinion, if you use Outlook on your desktop, its worth installing it on the netbook or laptop...
550 5.7.1 Relaying denied: You must check for new mail before sending mail.
If you receive this error message: 550 5.7. < alias@domain.com >… Relaying denied: You must check for new mail before sending mail. You need to configure Outlook to check for new mail before sending mail. Lowering your "check every xx minutes" time to 8 minutes or disabling Send Immediately may reduce the frequency of...
