Diane Poremsky

Tip 124: Master Category List

Outlook doesn't have import/export Master Category feature so you can easily share custom categories with others, other than by exporting the registry and overwriting the registry entry on the other computers. However, it's not necessary to export the master category list and import it on everyone's computer, any category used on an Outlook item but not on the master category … [Read more...] about Tip 124: Master Category List

Tip 123: Backing Up Outlook

Replacing a failing hard drive and reinstalling the software and reconfiguring my computer this week brought to light a very annoying issue for Outlook users - the lack of a decent profile back up tool. Backing up and restoring Outlook data and settings is not as straight forward as it should be. Windows XP users can use the File and Transfer Wizard to move some files and … [Read more...] about Tip 123: Backing Up Outlook

Tip 122: Outlook Blocked Access

Many users are confused by the message Outlook displays when they attempt to use IE's File, Send link to menu option. It says "Outlook blocked access to the following potentially unsafe attachments: filename.url." and they think Outlook is not going to send the attachment. What the warning message doesn't say is that Outlook will include the attachment when they send the … [Read more...] about Tip 122: Outlook Blocked Access

Tip 121: Bolded Dates

A question that comes up often is why Outlook's calendar doesn't mark all dates that contain appointments in bold in the small thumbnail calendars.This tip applies to Outlook 2010 and older. The To-Do bar in Outlook 2013 and up doesn't use bolded dates; only the thumbnail calendar in the Calendar navigation pane has bolded dates. Outlook bolds the dates that contain … [Read more...] about Tip 121: Bolded Dates

Tip 120: NNTP Service in Outlook

Two recent Outlook addins join NewsGator as solutions to everyone's favorite request: Newsgroups in Outlook. Mapilab's released an alpha version of an NNTP transport, you can find it at //www.mapilab.com/outlook/nntp/. A competing project is NewsLook. Unlike Mapilab's version, NewsLook uses CDO to create the messages. Many of the posts I made this morning (4/13/2004) … [Read more...] about Tip 120: NNTP Service in Outlook