Outlook Tips

Learning Microsoft Outlook One Tip At A Time

Diane Poremsky [Outlook MVP]

Tips Archive

Tip 528: Sort By Category

Many users are surprised when they discover they can’t sort by category. It is possible to sort by category but you need to use the By Category view, and sort the groups by name.Outlook's Categories work this way because the category field can contain multiple categories (and few would want to sort by the first category only), while each group is made up only of items in … [Read more...] about Tip 528: Sort By Category

Tip 527: Save as… Acrobat package

A recent tip told you how to save multiple messages to a text file by selecting the items and choosing File, Save as.  If you are fortunate enough to have Acrobat 8, you can print to an Acrobat package. Each message and any attachments will be a separate page grouped together in a single PDF. It’s actually a pretty nifty method of archiving important emails. You’ll be able … [Read more...] about Tip 527: Save as… Acrobat package

Tip 522: Hotmail and HTTP Support

Update: HTTP support was officially discontinued in September 2009. You will need to use the Outlook Connector or POP3 now. Back in April, I mentioned that HTTP access would be disabled as of June 30 and at that time only the Outlook connector with Outlook or Windows Live Mail client could be used as an offline client for Hotmail, MSN, or Live mail. Due to complaints, … [Read more...] about Tip 522: Hotmail and HTTP Support