Diane Poremsky

In Outlook 2010 I could right-click on a Task in the To-Do Bar and select Mark Complete to complete a task. When I try this in Outlook 2013, the options are: Copy, Quick Print, Reply, Reply All, Forward, Assign Task, Rename Task, Categorize, Follow Up, OneNote, Delete. Am I missing something or is this option no longer available?I'm going to assume you know that Follow Up … [Read more...] about Tip 1119: Mark Outlook Tasks Complete in Task Peek

Great news for users who hate the huge header at the top of messages in Outlook 2013's reading pane: the November updates for Outlook 2013 allows you to minimize the header block.The old header looks like this:The minimized header has a smaller contact photo and puts the sender and recipient's names and date together on the top line.To minimize the header, … [Read more...] about Tip 1118: Reduce Outlook 2013 header size

Is it possible to drag and drop files or folders to create hyperlinks in an email? Our company has a policy of hyperlinking to network locations instead of attaching files wherever possible. How can I drag from the address bar in explorer direct into an email to create a hyperlink to the location?There are several methods you can use to insert the hyperlink. (Note that not … [Read more...] about Tip 1117: Drag files to create hyperlinks in email

I’m seeing more users complain that meeting invitations won't send. Email sends just fine, but meeting requests are stuck in the Outbox. Because some items send, it's not the SMTP server or authentication issues, both of which are the usual suspects when mail won't send.While certain add-ins are known to cause stuck messages, these recent incidents are caused by the Norton … [Read more...] about Tip 1116: Meeting invitations are stuck in the Outbox

I'm using MagicJack and it requires that all numbers have an area code, but no +1. I figured out how to require the area code for my home location, but is there a way to eliminate the +1 on all area codes other than setting up area code rule for each area code? Sure.The default setting is no country code is added, so when you type 2025551212 into the number field, the … [Read more...] about Tip 1115: Contact's Phone number formatting