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Tip 217: Open Files on Schedule

You can open documents and web pages using appointments if you create an online meeting. Open an meeting invitation (or click the invite button on an appointment) and enter your email address in the To field. Add a check to the Online meeting option. Select Using Windows Media Services Enter the file location or web address in the Event address field Add a check to the … [Read more...] about Tip 217: Open Files on Schedule

Tip 216: Creating OR Filters

When you create an OR filter in Outlook you can replace 'OR' with a comma. Categories equals Outlook, Word Or you can use the Advanced tab and add the field twice. … [Read more...] about Tip 216: Creating OR Filters

Tip 215: Send Reports on Schedule

This is our last tip for 2004! Best wishes for a safe and happy new year's holiday and a great 2005!"I need to send a report each week. Can I schedule it, so it's sent automatically?"Before Outlook's security locked it down, you could easily use Task Scheduler for this task. It doesn't work so well for unattended mailings now, but if you just need the message to popup … [Read more...] about Tip 215: Send Reports on Schedule

Tip 214: Search Folders and the OR operator

"I like using Search Folders in Outlook 2003, but one thing that I'm stuck on is how can I create "or" conditions, such as: "I want to see all messages that have this flag or that flag". It appears to me that everything is always an "and" condition..." Search Folders (as well as Advanced find, Automatic formatting, and View's Filter) uses AND to tie different criteria … [Read more...] about Tip 214: Search Folders and the OR operator

Tip 213: Changing the Due Date

"My task management method involves moving uncompleted tasks to another day but it's a pain to change the due dates one task at a time. How can I move then all at once?" You can do this easily, using one of my favorite Outlook tricks: drag and drop between groups. Create a new view that groups by the Due date and apply. Select all of the tasks due yesterday and drag to … [Read more...] about Tip 213: Changing the Due Date

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