Diane Poremsky

Many Microsoft programs have error reporting built in and when an error occurs, you're asked if you want to the report back to Microsoft. You should always answer yes, even if you think the error is the same as one you previously sent back. Remember: Microsoft doesn't collect any personally identifiable information and the information contained in the reports helps them to … [Read more...] about Tip 118: Error Reporting

When you are visiting the Microsoft website or using the Help files in Office 2003 and are asked if the information is helpful, always answer Yes or No. When you answer No, please tell Microsoft why it wasn't helpful so they can improve the Help files or website for others. If you include your email address, they might even contact you for additional information. … [Read more...] about Tip 117: Was it helpful?

The US catches up with most of the rest of the world this weekend with the change to Daylight Savings Time. When the computer is properly configured, Outlook's calendar is unaffected and appointments remain on the correct times.Problems arise when the time zone is changed after creating appointments. Appointment times change to reflect the new times zone - i.e., when you … [Read more...] about Tip 116: Daylight Savings Time

Daniela asks "Is it possible change outlook today to show dates with weekdays in the calendar section? If so, how? On Outlook Today, no, not for each day in the list. You can show the date at the top of the page with the weekday and date, since it's controlled by Windows long date format. You can also change it on the Calendar. But not in the calendar list on Outlook … [Read more...] about Tip 115: Calendar Date Formats