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Tip 544: Remove RSS Folder

A common question isCan I remove the RSS folder in Outlook 2007?Yes, you can use a group policy to remove RSS capability from Outlook 2007, Outlook 2010, and up. If you disable RSS after you create your profile, you’ll need to make a new PST to get rid of the folder or use MFCMAPI to delete it. While group policy is considered by many to be a ‘corporate’ feature, anyone … [Read more...] about Tip 544: Remove RSS Folder

Tip 418: Hotmail in Outlook

Great news for all Hotmail users. Microsoft will be making the Outlook Connector available with all accounts, not just the paid subscriptions. (Links to the current version of the Microsoft Office Outlook Connector are in the right sidebar.)Paul asks:"I've never paid for a Hotmail account but I have always been able to access mine through Outlook. So my question... … [Read more...] about Tip 418: Hotmail in Outlook

Tip 389: Pan or Select

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A reader asks:In Outlook 2007, when I try to select some specific text in an email, rather than the "select" cursor, I have a "hand" cursor that just wants to grab the message and scroll up or down. The tool bar offers "Select Text" as a command, but it selects all, and I can't even control that with the keyboard. It seems very odd and unintuitive. Do I have my settings … [Read more...] about Tip 389: Pan or Select

Tip 379: Office 2007 and OE Spell Check

After a long break to move, the Tips are back! If you install Office 2007, spell checking in Outlook Express may not work as expected, unless you want spell check in French. :) This is because Office 2007 uses new proofing tools and OE can't use them because it's designed to use the older tools. It's easy to fix: install just the proofing tools from your previous version of … [Read more...] about Tip 379: Office 2007 and OE Spell Check

Delete a message stuck in Outlook's Outbox

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If you attempt to send a message that is too large for your mail server you may be unable to delete it from the Outbox. If you try to open it (to remove attachments) or delete it, an error will say that Outlook has begun transmitting the message.We have three methods listed below that can be used to remove the stuck message. The first two methods are the easiest and either … [Read more...] about Delete a message stuck in Outlook's Outbox

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