Diane Poremsky

How to clean up Outlook's Forms Cache

When you receive the message The form required to view this message cannot be displayed. Contact your administrator It usually means that you need to clean Outlook's forms cache. To clear the forms cache, follow these steps: Go to Tools menu, Options. Click the Other tab, and then Advanced Options. Click Custom Forms. Click Manage Forms. Click Clear Cache. … [Read more...] about How to clean up Outlook's Forms Cache

Tip 824: Import contact photos

A visitor to Outlook Forums wanted to know how to "import photos directly into Outlook through some type of script. The photos are named by last name then first name." You can use VBA to do this in Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2010. Code and instructions are at Batch Import Photos into Outlook Contacts … [Read more...] about Tip 824: Import contact photos

Import Outlook Express mail into Microsoft Outlook

Use this method when you are moving computers and changing mail clients at the same time. I have the dbx files from Outlook Express. The new computer this needs to be imported to is Windows 7 with Outlook 2007. How do I manage this? Outlook alone doesn't support importing OE's DBX files, you'll first need to import them into Windows Live Mail, then export them to Outlook. … [Read more...] about Import Outlook Express mail into Microsoft Outlook

How to configure Outlook to leave mail on the server

Many users would like to leave their e-mail on the server so they can download it from other computers or read mail using their provider's web interface.This setting is found only in POP3 accounts - IMAP always leaves mail on the server, as does Exchange Server (assuming you are not using a PST as the delivery location) and the Outlook Connector for Hotmail/MSN.In … [Read more...] about How to configure Outlook to leave mail on the server

Tip 823: Templates are converted to plain text messages

Users who create templates in Outlook 2010 are discovering that the resulting messages are converted to plain text when sent using a SMTP server. (Users with Exchange servers are not affected.) We have two solutions until this bug is fixed. I think the easiest fix is to save the design as Stationery instead of a template. The first time its used, select it from New … [Read more...] about Tip 823: Templates are converted to plain text messages