Diane Poremsky

“I installed Outlook 2007 and when I go to send an email it automatically has the grid paper stationary which I DO NOT want to be on my emails. I can change it in each individual email but when I go to change the default option for every email in the "Options.." dialogue box, it tells me that themes are not installed, therefore not allowing me to choose a default … [Read more...] about Tip 607: Remove Stationery

We frequently get questions that go something like this: I want to block the receipt of one specific person's email, but I want them to get a message saying that their email has been blocked, or something to that effect. Is this possible? Yes, it’s possible but that doesn’t mean it’s a good idea. You could send an autoreply using a rule that also deletes their messages but … [Read more...] about Tip 606: Autoreply Rules

When you use a File, Send to menu in other applications, Outlook won’t let you do anything until you either send the message or save and close it. Saving the message places it in the Inbox, not drafts.This is a limitation of SimpleMAPI.The Send To command uses SimpleMAPI which only loads a stub of Outlook and launches a modal form. Modal forms must be closed before the … [Read more...] about Tip 604: Using Send To menus

This will fix itself tomorrow, but for those frustrated by the layout of the monthly calendar during long months, try setting Sunday as the first day and disabling compressed weekends. You’ll see all of March once you make this change. Outlook 2007 or Outlook 2010 are not affected. They adjust the number of weeks visible on screen to match the number of weeks in the month. … [Read more...] about Tip 603: Long Months