Diane Poremsky

From the obscure bug (or is it a feature?) department:When you turn the reading pane off or set it to the Bottom, you’ll see all of the field names, with Categories on the far right. If you move the Category field to the left of the From field, you’ll see only the category names - the category color swatch isn't displayed. This bug was introduced in Outlook 2010 but I … [Read more...] about Color Category Field Displays only the Category Name

I have a user who used to be able to double-click on the calendar and a meeting request would populate. Now when she double-clicks an appointment request is the default.  I can't figure out how to change such a simple thing.You can't figure it out because it isn't an option. The change in behavior your user noticed could be due to one of two things: the calendar he's … [Read more...] about Can Meeting Requests be the Default Item Type?

An Outlook user had a question about the Task List that appears at the bottom of the Day or Week calendar view:I would like to see more columns (e.g. task priority) in the task section of calendar view (in e.g. weekly view mode) and sort the tasks in that list (e.g. by priority). Currently you can drag and drop to sort the order, but that's not much use if you can't see the … [Read more...] about Sorting the Task List in Outlook’s Calendar

How do turn off the "peek" at the bottom of Outlook 2013? I don’t want the pop up window to pop up when i move the cursor over the Calendar, Mail, Tasks and People icons. It’s very annoying.Sorry, you can’t disable it or change a setting so the peek only displays if you hover longer. I think it’s a little better if you don’t use the Compact navigation, but it takes up more … [Read more...] about Remove Peeks from the Navigation list

From the “I never would have guessed this in a million years” file.Every now and again, there are problems so obscure that only someone experiencing it would be able to figure it out. This was one of those problems.Why do I have to clear "leave a copy of message on the server" every time I start Outlook? It works fine, once I uncheck the button, and all emails are … [Read more...] about Settings don't stick when you click Cancel