Diane Poremsky

Stephen asks:  I have subscribed to and receive several automated messages (the weather etc.) on a daily basis.  Returning from having been away for a few days I am faced with an inbox containing multiple messages that are no longer of any use and I just go through and delete them all.  Is there any way to create a rule that will review your inbox and delete any … [Read more...] about Tip 306: Run Rules Later

A question came up after my last tip about flagging messages to remind you they were sent as a BCC. Peter asked "Getting it to flag when you aren't in the To box is easy - that's a standard rule. How do you get it to flag when you are not in the CC field?" Easy - create the rule with an exception. Apply a flag to all mail after arrival except if my name is in the To or CC … [Read more...] about Tip 305: More on Flagging BCC Messages

Do you want to be know when you are BCC'd on a message so you don't Reply to all? For a gentle reminder, configure a Rule to set a flag on messages where you aren't in the To or Cc fields. You can even set the flag text to say "Do not reply to all" or other text of your choosing (choose the For action in a number of days option and type over 'For Follow up'). … [Read more...] about Tip 304: BCC and Reply-to-all

Unless you are living under a rock, you've heard that Office 2003 SP2 came out last week. Home users and those not using it in a corporation should install the update over the next week or so. If you use Microsoft Update, SP2 will be installed automatically within the next few days, if it isn't already installed. To check, go to Help, About and check the build number. It will … [Read more...] about Tip 303: Outlook 2003 SP2