Tips Archive

I’ve seen several complaints about the following problem recently, so I think it’s time to address it with a tip.  In Outlook 2007, the Today flag is the same color as the No Date flag. This makes it hard if you use the flag colors to help triage your mail. So, rather than using No Date flags, use the Next week flag. While it’s easy enough to change the default flag for … [Read more...] about Tip 502: Change Flags

The list of Views you see in the Define View dialogs or View selector lists groups the views into four groups, based on the type of view. You can’t sort the views alphabetically but they will be alphabetical within each group, with the groups in this order: This folder, visible to everyoneThis folder, visible only to meDefault viewsAll [folder type] folders … [Read more...] about Tip 501: Sort Views Alphabetically

Its been a few years since I last covered Reading layout and it’s time for an update. An Office user asks: “All e-mailed docs open up in Reading Layout (two page views). Is there a setting in Word or Outlook to change the default to Normal view?” Sure. In Office 2003, open Word's Tools, Options, General tab and uncheck the option to start with the reading layout. In Office … [Read more...] about Tip 500: Word's Reading layout

If you are thinking about using Windows Easy Transfer to quickly and easily move program settings to your new computer, think again if you plan to use it to move your Outlook account configuration. More often than not you’ll end up with a corrupt profile and will need to make a new profile. If you forgo the easy transfer wizard, you can move the *.pst, *.nk2 and other support … [Read more...] about Tip 499: Windows Easy Transfer

When you have Contacts in the Contacts folder but they are not accessible when you click on the To button, you need to check these settings: Make sure the Contact folder is enabled as an email address book. Right click the Contacts folder, choose Properties then Outlook Address Book. Is the box to enable as email address book is checked?  If this is grayed out and you … [Read more...] about Tip 498: Missing Contacts