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Microsoft Account Closure Email

Microsoft account is marked for closure

Did you receive an email from Microsoft that your account was going to be closed and wonder if the message was real or a phishing attempt?Yes, it might be real, especially if you haven't logged into the account in 2 years. But hackers will also send these emails, in a phishing attempt to get your log in details. So, when you get a message do not click the link in the … [Read more...] about Microsoft Account Closure Email

Quick Actions in Outlook

quick actions icon

An Outlook user wondered why he his accounts had different icons on the right side of the message list. I have two accounts setup in Outlook. In one account, I have the Mark as Read/Unread icon appear when I select a message. In the other account, I only have Flag and Delete. How do I fix this?Those icons are Quick Actions.  Customizable Quick Actions are a feature … [Read more...] about Quick Actions in Outlook

Outlook Autocomplete Bug

autocomplete issues

There is a bug in the current Office update, April 29, 2021 Version 2104 (Build 13929.20296). Microsoft is aware of the issue. The autocomplete menu is larger than in the previous build, lacks the ability to delete entries from the list, and may open upward.This autocomplete list looked this like in the Outlook 2019 or 2016 (perpetual license), or in Outlook 365 with the … [Read more...] about Outlook Autocomplete Bug

Too much white space in Outlook

Tighter spacing button

As Outlook updates are installed this week I'm seeing a lot of questions that go something like this: Overnight, Outlook changed dramatically. There is way too much white space between the messages in my inbox and the To/CC and subject area in new messages is huge. What happened and how do I get rid of all that annoying white space? This is due to some changes to the "new" … [Read more...] about Too much white space in Outlook

Can't Print in Outlook?

Are you having problems printing from Outlook? Try deleting the OutlPrnt file - it's kept in C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Outlook in Windows 7 and newer.  This file holds information about print configurations and customizations.You can jump to the folder where OutlPrnt is, open Windows Explorer then type or paste %appdata%\Microsoft\outlook into the … [Read more...] about Can't Print in Outlook?

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