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Do you want to make a Distribution list using a list of addresses found in another file? While the recommended method is to import the addresses to contacts and assign categories so you have an easy to manage dynamic DL, you can easily copy and paste the addresses into a DL form.The addresses need to be in semi-colon delimited format or one address per line.Open a new … [Read more...] about Tip 201: Add Addresses to a Distribution List
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Tip 163: Contacts or Address Book?
Are you confused by the Outlook Address book and Contacts folder? Think first of the address book in your mother's desk drawer. She has some addresses written on pages in the book, with scraps of paper or envelopes slipped between pages providing more addresses. Now apply that analogy to Outlook's address book. Both address book's hold many addresses from many sources. … [Read more...] about Tip 163: Contacts or Address Book?
Tip 99: What is Auto-Resolve and Auto-Complete?
All versions of Outlook support Auto-resolve. Also known as automatic name checking, this feature allows you to type a name, or even just the first few letters, and the name resolves a few seconds after you tab out of the field. When one match is found, the name has a solid underline. When more than one possible match exist you’ll see a red wavy underline. Right click on it to … [Read more...] about Tip 99: What is Auto-Resolve and Auto-Complete?
Tip 64: Address Book Order
Contact folders in Outlook 2002 and up are listed in the Address book in alphabetical order, you can't change that, but in the earlier versions of Outlook, Address Books were listed in the order they were enabled as an address book.Do you want to control the order the Outlook Address Books are listed in Show names from picker? Since they are listed in the order you added … [Read more...] about Tip 64: Address Book Order
Tip 24: Using Rules Wizard
Are you losing too much 'good' e-mail because it's lost in the spam in your inbox? Create a filter moving all e-mail NOT from people in your address book to a different folder.Outlook 2002 and up have rules conditions for "sender is in specified address book". Create a rule using this condition to move messages to a new folder or use it as an exception to a rule which moves … [Read more...] about Tip 24: Using Rules Wizard