An Outlook user had a question about Outlook templates adding unexpected words to the message, which displayed in desktop alerts and the 3 line preview. I use .oft files frequently to send customer email messages. After I send these out to recipients, the messages appear in Outlook's Inbox with a series of "Description: Description: Description:" appearing below the subject … [Read more...] about Tip 1031: Use Alt tags on images in templates
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Tip 823: Templates are converted to plain text messages
Users who create templates in Outlook 2010 are discovering that the resulting messages are converted to plain text when sent using a SMTP server. (Users with Exchange servers are not affected.) We have two solutions until this bug is fixed. I think the easiest fix is to save the design as Stationery instead of a template. The first time its used, select it from New … [Read more...] about Tip 823: Templates are converted to plain text messages
Tip 300: Save Time Using Templates
Last week I told you how to insure replies were sent to multiple people. Hendrik Delagrange had this to say: "I immediately tried to 'save' this reply-to-more-addresses option in an Outlook template, which works. So we can make another button for this type of message too, which might come in handy when you are sending from the office but want the replies to go (also to) say … [Read more...] about Tip 300: Save Time Using Templates
Tip 77: Easy Access to Templates within Outlook
Many users don't like to use templates because it takes too many steps to get to the template: in Outlook 2010 and up, New Items > More Items > Choose Form and browse the User Templates in File System; or in older version Tools > Forms > Choose Forms, look in User Templates in File System. Fortunately, you can store the templates in Outlook so the templates are always … [Read more...] about Tip 77: Easy Access to Templates within Outlook
Remove Office 2013 Upgrade Banner
When I open any Office 2013 application, there is a yellow banner under the ribbon that literally shouts "GET THE NEW OFFICE It's one of the perks of having Office 365." There is an X at the right-hand end of the banner that allows you to dismiss the banner. Unfortunately, the banner reappears every time I switch to a different email account in Outlook. I have not found a way … [Read more...] about Remove Office 2013 Upgrade Banner