Outlook Tips

Learning Microsoft Outlook One Tip At A Time

Diane Poremsky [Outlook MVP]

Diane Poremsky

Tip 40: Store Sent Messages

When you use Rules to move incoming messages to new folders, Outlook can store the replies in the same folder to keep the threads together. To enable or disable this option, look on Tools, Options, Email Options button, Advanced button and check or uncheck the option to save replies with the original when the message is not in the Inbox. … [Read more...] about Tip 40: Store Sent Messages

Tip 39: View a Sender's Address

Outlook shows the sender's display name in the From field and the only way to see the actual email address is by opening the message, then right-clicking the name and then choosing properties. (Outlook 2002/2003 may show the email address as well as the display name when you open or reply to a message.) You may be able to see some addresses if you use the Have Replies Sent … [Read more...] about Tip 39: View a Sender's Address

Tip 38: Open and Save Attachments

Outlook offers the option to Save or Open file attachments when you double click on an attachment to open it, along with an option to Always ask before opening the attachment type. If you remove the check from the always ask box, attachments are always opened.Windows XP: To change this setting back to always ask, open Windows Explorer's Tools, Folder Options menu. Look … [Read more...] about Tip 38: Open and Save Attachments

Tip 35: Outlook's Preview Pane

Use the Tools, Options, Other, Preview Pane (or Reading Pane when using Outlook 2003) dialog to change how messages are marked as read. You can also access the preview pane options changes by right clicking on the preview pane header in earlier versions of Outlook or on the gray border of the reading pane in Outlook 2003. In Outlook 2003, you can change the location of the … [Read more...] about Tip 35: Outlook's Preview Pane