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I have several categories of tasks and use the Categories arrangement but I find that my tasks are sorted in a random way. Is there a way to sort by Due Date within the category?Sure. As you've noticed, if you try sorting by Due Date or click the Due Date button in Arrangement, you lose the Category grouping, but by editing the view you can make it do exactly what you … [Read more...] about Group by Category and Sort by Date

Several users wanted to block mail coming from the top-level EU domain but “EU" isn't among the TLD's listed in International , Blocked Top-Level Domain List.While you can’t change the Blocked Top-Level Domain list, you can block EU (and UK, which is also missing). The International TLD’s that are in the Junk Email filter are stored in the registry under the Outlook … [Read more...] about Add EU to Outlook's International Blocked TLD list

I’ve attempted several times to import my address list without any success. Outlook will import the names, but not the email addresses.That the addresses aren't importing but the names are tells me that Outlook didn't import the addresses because the field names in your CSV don't match with the field names in Outlook.When Outlook imports, the fields names in your … [Read more...] about Import a CSV file into Outlook Contacts

Changes are coming to Gmail and Outlook connectivity this month. On July 15, 2014, Google turned off Basic Authentication for all users and requires all mail clients to use oAuth 2.0. When Basic Authentication is turned off, if you are not using two-step verification, Outlook, Thunderbird, and other desktop email clients will be unable to connect to Gmail and the password … [Read more...] about Gmail in Outlook: unable to connect to email

The June 2014 PU (product update) is causing Outlook to crash for some users. While we wait for an update to address this problem, affected users should roll back to the May PU. First, you need to disable updates. If you don't disable updates, the June PU will be reinstalled. It's recommended that you create an appointment to remind yourself to check for updates manually in … [Read more...] about How to roll back Office 2013 C2R