Tips Archive

This is another tip I thought I already shared, but I can’t find it in the archives, so here goes… A user asked "I have several calendars in the navigation pane. If I select a different calendar and untick the first one it remains listed in the title bar and taskbar. If I go to the Inbox and come back to the calendar, the names are correct." This is caused by Outlook’s … [Read more...] about Tip 613: Calendar name wrong

I thought I shared this tip recently, but search can’t find it, so here goes. If it’s a repeat we’ll blame the search engine. :) “Sometimes I have a Contact open and want to set up an appointment linked to the Contact.  There is a Meeting Request option - but I don’t want to request a meeting, I just want to make an appointment. Is there a way to schedule a New Appointment … [Read more...] about Tip 612: New Appointment with Contact

If you use Vista and Outlook 2007 SP2 (Feb Cumulative Update) the clock on a journal form (used to record the length of phone calls or time spent on a project) is mostly missing - just a gray circle remains where the clock should be. The timer works, you just can’t watch the time tick away. … [Read more...] about Tip 611: Missing Journal Clock

"Mainstream Support" for Office 2003 expired earlier this month. Microsoft will continue to release security updates for Office 2003 as needed and refresh the junk-mail definitions for Outlook, until the extended support period ends in 2014. What does this mean for most people? It means nothing, as in it's not going to affect them or change their behavior, as long as the … [Read more...] about Tip 610: Outlook 2003 Support Ends

Several people had the same question: how to add a legend to a calendar created using the Calendar Printing Assistant. "For example, I have a 2 week view with 2 calendars overlaid. One calendar is blue and the other cyan. The calendar owners' names are displayed on the screen, but not on the printout. I would like to be able to hand out the calendar in the office with the … [Read more...] about Tip 609: Printing a Calendar Legend