Posts Tagged ‘ views ’

Tip 1030: When sorting items in a folder doesn't work as expected

Group by arrangement in Outlook view

Twice this week users asked how to create a view that sorted the items in a folder way they wanted to sort them. The first person wanted to group tasks by the folder they were in then sort by due date within the group. The other person wanted to sort contacts by icon. Both...

Tip 1021: Copy views in Outlook 2010 or Outlook 2013

Select the folders you want to apply the view to

How to apply views to multiple folders in Microsoft Outlook 2010 and Outlook 2013.

Tip 1011: Sent Items folder shows my name, not who the message was sent to

Reset the view on the sent items folder

How to fix the Sent Items folder when it shows your name in the From column instead of the recipient's name in the To column.

Tip 993: How 'doesn't contain' filters work with multiple conditions

Use Query Builder to create a doesn't contain rule

Understanding how the 'doesn't contain' action works with multiple conditions in views and filters. When you use "doesn't contain" with two different values, such as "From doesn't contain Mary or Bob", you are asking the filter to do something if either of the conditions are true.

Tip 990: Appointments appear to be longer than scheduled

Free/Busy markings on appointment pan handles

When you view Outlook's day or week calendar, the appointments will fill the entire time period and at first glance are longer than they should be and overlap. This is the result of using a time scale larger than the appointment length.

Tip 969: Can I make 'this week' the first week of the monthly calendar?

The week containing today is on the top row

The answer to the question everyone asks: Can I make 'this week' the first week of Microsoft Outlook's monthly calendar?

Tip 963: Which Calendar does the To-Do Bar use?

Click on any date in the Navigation Caledar

Appointments are missing from Outlook's To-Do Bar? The wrong appointments are showing on the To-Do Bar? I'll show you what's wrong.

Tip 944: Hide Header in Reading Pane

header-icon

The header in the reading pane or in an open message takes up quite a bit of screen real estate: In older versions of Outlook you can shrink the header down to the subject line by editing the view or by carefully right clicking on the left edge of the reading pane and selecting...

Tip 934: Separate Email from Multiple Accounts into New Folders

Add the Email Account field to the view

When I set up my email accounts, they all went into one Inbox. I set up separate Inbox folders for each and the new emails are coming in correctly, but how do I get the emails I downloaded first separated into the 5 correct Inboxes? I have 1500 messages, so it's not feasible to...

Tip 892: Show More Appointments on Outlook's Calendar

calendar

How to show more appointments in each date within Outlook's monthly calendar.

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