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See Delete Read Receipts using MFCMAPI for an alternate method to delete stuck read receipts. MFCMAPI is a standalone program (does not need to be installed) and it works with all versions of Outlook, including Outlook 2010 64 bit. If you have hidden, unknown messages that won’t send, it’s most likely read receipts. They are stored as hidden messages at the root level of … [Read more...] about Delete Stuck Read Receipts using OutlookSpy

I receive a few complaints about a problem with Contacts being updated with content from the GAL: My personal contacts are being updated with information in the GAL. I have a personal contact for another person that is in the GAL and it has slightly different information than is in the GAL but Outlook synchronized this contact information with the GAL and replaced the … [Read more...] about Outlook Contacts are updating from the GAL

To display only the birthdays that occur in the upcoming months, you need to create a custom view. However, if you try to do it by the start date, you won't get the results you expect. Instead, you need to create a filtered table view that only shows items in the Birthday category and with a recurrence containing the names of the month. Separate each month with a comma, so the … [Read more...] about Create a custom view to list upcoming birthdays

Return to Use Outlook's Contacts with Mail Merge | Mail merging to Labels Use the Mail Merge toolbar to access the advanced mail merge options. The Mail Merge toolbar looks like this and have the following buttons on it: Main Document SetupUse this button to select  or change the mail merge document type.     Open Data Source & Mail … [Read more...] about How to mail merge from Microsoft Outlook

Installing Office 2003 on Windows 7/8 and enabling the Office Assistant will result in this error:The Office Assistant requires Microsoft Agent 2.0 or later versions. This product is available in the Office System Pack.Because Agent is not included in Windows 7, anyone who tries to use the Office Assistant will receive this error. The solution is to not use the … [Read more...] about Office Assistant requires Microsoft Agent error