A user had this question recently “I just need to color the Subject line in an email as a one-off. Any ideas?” While this is normally easy – just create a custom view using automatic formatting – there are fewer options for one-off changes. A flag set to be due ‘yesterday’ would color it red. If you want to use other colors you’ll need to create an autoformatting rule. Color … [Read more...] about Tip 642: Coloring Subject lines
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Tip 641: Appointments Gone Missing
We get a lot of questions that go something like this ‘My appointments prior to [a date] disappeared from my calendar; only recurring events remain. How do I retrieve the appointments?’ This happens either because AutoArchive is enabled or because you are syncing with a mobile device and the device is set to keep a limited number of appointments. When they are deleted from the … [Read more...] about Tip 641: Appointments Gone Missing
Tip 640: Autoreply using a template fails
We’re seeing a lot of complaints that the rule to autoreply with a template fails in Outlook 2007 with a "Rules in error" message.It appears to be related to the update in KB969907. That update applies to meeting request issues so it shouldn't negatively affect most users that need autoreply with template to work. So… if you need to use autoreply with template rules and the … [Read more...] about Tip 640: Autoreply using a template fails
Tip 639: Choosing a default calendar
A reader recently asked how to set a different calendar as default: "I have a Google Calendar in my Internet Calendars section of Outlook 2007. When I start Outlook 2007 the calendar is by default not active. I do not use the built-in Calendar under "My Calendars" but instead only use/need the Google Calendar under "Other Calendars". Can I set up Outlook 2007 … [Read more...] about Tip 639: Choosing a default calendar
Tip 638: Copy: [subject]
If you are seeing Copy: [subject] on appointments you copy between calendars and wonder why it’s happening, it’s a new feature of Outlook 2007 SP2. All meetings copied from other calendars are now identified as copies. The release notes for SP2 say Copy: is added to meetings copied from shared calendars, but in my experience, it happens on meetings copied from any calendar, … [Read more...] about Tip 638: Copy: [subject]