When you save a message as HTML in Outlook 2007 (and 2010), Outlook creates a matching (and annoying) folder containing XML and THMX files. For most users, deleting the folder also deletes the HTML page. This is because the default setting for managing web pages and folders is to show and manage them as...
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Many times users are told to “reset the view” to fix problems with the display in Outlook but they don’t know how to do this. There are two ways top do this. Outlook 2010 and up: look on the views ribbon for the Reset Views button to rest a single view or use the...
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Add-ins are programs that you can install and use with Outlook to “extend” Outlook’s capabilities. In Outlook 2007, add-ins are in the Trust Center, accessed though the Tools menu. While many add-ins are under COM Add-ins, a few are listed under Exchange Client Extensions (the Add-in Manager in older versions). Note that Exchange client...
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Microsoft Outlook uses a lot of icons throughout the program and it’s hard to remember what each icon means. Help lists some icons but finding them is a daunting task for many users. On these next pages, you’ll find all of the icons and a short description when needed. When possible, icons from older...
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Note: You can use this method to apply any changes to all folders using the same view. It’s not limited to the group by feature. While this method also works with Outlook 2010, you can create a custom view and apply it to all folders. Look for the Apply to all folders option on...
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Note: Journal icons are on page 2. Mail | Calendar & Tasks | Contacts & JournalRules & Alerts | Toolbars | More Icons These are the icons you’ll see when you are looking in the Contacts folder. At the end are icons Exchange server users might see in the Global Address Book (GAL). Icons...
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Exchange server users may be able to recover deleted items using Deleted Items recovery, if the administrator has it enabled. If it’s not enabled, they cannot recover items deleted from Exchange mailboxes. See Recovering Deleted Items in Outlook for details. The following method works only on PSTs, when it works Things to remember: This...
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Understanding why Categories don't sync as categories between Outlook and Hotmail when you use the Outlook Connector.
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A frequent question: “When I view the calendar in Week mode it displays the dates, but not the days of the week. Is there an option to show the day?” If you don’t like the date format Outlook uses on-screen or in printouts, you need to change the long date format set in Windows...
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When you use Outlook 2003 and set Word as your email editor or use Outlook 2007 or 2010, it’s easy to change signatures on your messages. If you use multiple email accounts, you can set a sig for each account and it’s changed each time you change the account, provided you have a default...
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