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Outlook doesn't display animated gif's (only the first frame displays), form fields or any active content in email, all thanks to numerous viruses that spread like wildfire through Outlook, so the powers that be locked Outlook down: no active content will display in email.Outlook's printing capability is also limited and you'll have more print options (such as print … [Read more...] about Tip 967: How to View Email in a Browser

This question comes up a lot: Is it possible to change the default calendar to one different from the data file I have mail delivered to? The reason for asking is almost always the same: a user with an Exchange mailbox is using a PST file as the default delivery location and this means the default calendar is also in the PST file. As a result, the meeting is added … [Read more...] about Tip 962: Change the Default Calendar for Meeting Requests

Tasks in the To-Do Bar are the subject of a lot of questions about how to control what tasks are visible. Is it possible to display the Status of a Task as an icon in the To-Do bar? I would like to mark tasks that are currently "Deferred" or "Waiting on someone else", so that one can immediately recognize their Status. Sure. Create a custom view and apply automatic formatting … [Read more...] about Tip 958: Display Task Status in the To-Do Bar

When you work with custom forms, you can eventually have a long list of folder names on the Look in list in the Choose Form dialog. You can clear this list by editing the registry.In the Start menu's Search field or in the Run command (Windows key + R to open Run), type regedit to open the registry editor. Browse to the Office Explorer key then delete the Namespaces … [Read more...] about Tip 957: Delete the MRU list in Choose Form dialog

Instant Search won't find content in the Notes field in the iCloud folder, but unlike other iCloud issues, this one is very easy to fix - you need to add the Notes field to the view. All was working well for me in the iCloud until I realized that you can't search notes in an Outlook contact if it is in Contacts in iCloud. I have tested this by creating two contacts with … [Read more...] about Tip 954: Instant Search won't find Notes field in iCloud