Diane Poremsky

Do you have a number in parenthesis following your calendar or tasks folder name? This means you have an unread item in the folder, generally a meeting or task request. To find out, run advanced find on the folder and look for unread items or use the by category view and browse. If you don't care what they are and just want to mark them read, right click on the folder name … [Read more...] about Tip 169: Unread Item Count

If you use Windows XP you can use Fast user switching and keep two Outlook profiles loaded. Create a second Windows user account then go to Start, Log off, Switch users to change to the other account. It takes a few seconds to swap users and you can leave Outlook running on both. Is it faster than switching profiles in one Windows user account? Possibly... but it also means … [Read more...] about Tip 166: Using Two Outlook Profiles with Windows XP

Do you need to import mail from OE to Outlook? Rather than using Outlook's Import function, export from OE to Outlook. This will preserve the received dates and allow you to choose which folders to import. … [Read more...] about Tip 165: Import from OE

Leave it to Microsoft to release an SP1 when I'm on a business trip and unable to connect to my server for a couple of days. :( In any event, if you missed the news, Office 2003 and OneNote SP1 is available at office online. Use the link to check for updates on the Help menu in any Office product. Is it worth downloading it now? I think so. Outlook probably has the most … [Read more...] about Tip 164: Office 2003 SP1

Are you confused by the Outlook Address book and Contacts folder? Think first of the address book in your mother's desk drawer. She has some addresses written on pages in the book, with scraps of paper or envelopes slipped between pages providing more addresses. Now apply that analogy to Outlook's address book. Both address book's hold many addresses from many sources. … [Read more...] about Tip 163: Contacts or Address Book?