Outlook Tips

Learning Microsoft Outlook One Tip At A Time

Diane Poremsky [Outlook MVP]

Diane Poremsky

Tip 15: Outlook 2003 Unicode PST

Outlook 2003 is getting close to it's release date and trial versions will be available. If you try Outlook 2003, don't forget that it uses a new Unicode PST format that is not compatible with previous versions of Outlook. You'll need to move or copy the Outlook items to an OL97/2002 PST format if you test Outlook 2003 using a Unicode PST. Outlook will not convert your … [Read more...] about Tip 15: Outlook 2003 Unicode PST

Tip 14: Outlook trivia

Outlook trivia:The Calendar ends on August 31, 4500.From the "Why would you want this many" department:The Places bar in Office 2003 can hold at least 150 places. Each folder can have 128 views. You can have up to 27 Automatic Formatting rules in a View. You can add 50 additional mailboxes to an Exchange profile.More limits: Tip 877: … [Read more...] about Tip 14: Outlook trivia

Tip 13: Hyperlink Toolbars

Outlook 2002 and Outlook 2003 support hyperlink toolbar buttons. You can add hyperlink to any file, application, web page or e-mail address.Open the Customize dialog using Tools, Customize. From the Commands tab, drag any button to a toolbar, except menus such as New. Right click on the button and choose Assign Hyperlink. Enter the path to the file or program you … [Read more...] about Tip 13: Hyperlink Toolbars

Tip 11: Save a Message thread

Save a message thread in one text file by selecting the messages then File, Save As. Your messages are saved to one text file with a short header (To, From, Sent, Subject) and the message body.To keep a thread in a specific order, select the messages (use ctrl+click) in the order you want them in the text file.Only message text is saved, not attachments and not HTML … [Read more...] about Tip 11: Save a Message thread