Outlook Tips

Learning Microsoft Outlook One Tip At A Time

Diane Poremsky [Outlook MVP]

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Tip 1011: Sent Items folder shows my name, not who the message was sent to

I get a lot of questions asking how to fix the Sent Items folder when it shows the From column instead of the To column. This is useless since you know who the message is from and want to see who it was sent to. When this happens, you need to Reset the view on the folder. In Outlook 2010 and 2013, switch to the View ribbon and click Reset View. In Outlook 2007 and … [Read more...] about Tip 1011: Sent Items folder shows my name, not who the message was sent to

Tip 1006: Scheduling Outlook rules to turn on and off automatically

A popular request made by Outlook users is the ability to enable or disable Rules based on the time. I want to turn this rule on when I leave the office and off when I return. I want to run this rule only between 10 AM and 4 PM. Unfortunately, Outlook doesn't have an option to run rules at specific times. If you don't want to run a rule, you need to open Rules Wizard and … [Read more...] about Tip 1006: Scheduling Outlook rules to turn on and off automatically

Tip 1000: Using Rules Wizard for Internal Exchange Email

I was thinking about doing a contest or something special involving prizes to celebrate my 1000th post, but I only got as far as the thinking part... it's hard to believe I've been doing this 9 years now (as of July 14). Yes, I can do the math: 9 years x 52 weeks x 3 tips per week is a lot more than 1000 but I took some weeks off and was a slacker the rest of the time. Now … [Read more...] about Tip 1000: Using Rules Wizard for Internal Exchange Email