Diane Poremsky

If you create a new appointment by clicking the new button when in the month view, it defaults to 30 min, if you use the day or week view, it uses the same time period as on the time scale. … [Read more...] about Tip 564: Default Meeting Length

For a custom message form with custom properties to work fully, the form must be published to the Organizational Forms library or to each user's Personal Forms library, with the "Send form definition with item" box on the (Properties) page of the form design unchecked.  Simpler forms without custom properties will work correctly. For more information, see Changes to … [Read more...] about Tip 563: Custom forms and Outlook Security

A reader wants to know how to show the date on appointments in the To-Do Bar:“When I look at my appointments in the To Do Bar I can't tell which day of the week the appointment is for since it only shows the appointment time.  It does show up when I move the mouse over the appointment but I would prefer just to look at it and see the date. Is there some setting I need to … [Read more...] about Tip 562: To-Do Bar Time and Dates

There are two different ways you can link an Outlook item to a Contact. 1. You can insert an Outlook item into a contact. Open the Contact and click the Insert menu, Attach item command. Browse to the item you want to link and click insert. 2. You can associate a Contact with Outlook items so they show up on the Activities tab. At the bottom of opened Calendar, Contacts, and … [Read more...] about Tip 561: Linking Outlook Items

We’re starting to see complaints about appointment times suddenly being off an hour. When the problem only exists for appointments in late October and early November (and in March), it generally means you don’t have the time zone update installed. Check for updates at Microsoft Update and see //support.microsoft.com/gp/cp_dst for more info on worldwide updates.  (You can … [Read more...] about Tip 560: Daylight Time Change Reminder