outlook

Tip 896: Searching with the OR operator (and other search syntax)

In Outlook 2003 (and earlier), using the "Find" command its possible to search on multiple items such as "Johnson, Smith, Jones" and the comma acts as the OR condition.Windows 8 does not include Outlook 2013 items in it's search index. If using Outlook 2010 and older, Outlook items may be listed in Search again in, in the Windows Explorer search ribbon.While the comma … [Read more...] about Tip 896: Searching with the OR operator (and other search syntax)

Tip 894: Changing Folder and Message List Fonts

Question: "I can make the folder icons larger with display settings but when I choose large or extra-large fonts, this has no effect on the fonts used in the folders or the email line items in my inbox."Only Outlook 2010 includes the ability to change the font used for folder names. Look on the View ribbon, Navigation Pane, Options to change the font used for folder names. … [Read more...] about Tip 894: Changing Folder and Message List Fonts

Disable Automatic Formatting for Bullets

From an Outlook user: My problem is that whenever I type two hyphens, Outlook automatically thinks that I want it start a bulleted list and it will change my two hyphens into a bullet. That would be fine and dandy, but the automatic bullets in Outlook are not recognized by our accounting software and do not transfer over when I copy/paste. To get around this, I have been … [Read more...] about Disable Automatic Formatting for Bullets

Outlook is missing from the Office 2010 Trial?

We get a lot of questions from users who downloaded the Office 2010 Pro trial. They say all of the applications were included except Outlook, which of course, was the reason they even tried it. Outlook is included in the trial, but it won't always install if an older version of Outlook is installed as you can only have one Outlook installed at a time. If you want to … [Read more...] about Outlook is missing from the Office 2010 Trial?

How to Work Offline in Outlook

The big red X on the Work Offline icon confuses many users into thinking the X means they are already offline. While this is true for the large taskbar icon, the Work Offline button on the ribbon always has a red X. When Outlook 2010 is online, the Work offline button looks like a normal button. In addition, depending on your account type, the status bar may say you are … [Read more...] about How to Work Offline in Outlook