Tips Archive

Tip 407: Spell Check the Subject Line

Note: the need to set Word as the editor only applies to old versions of Outlook. Current versions use Word as the only editor. Spellcheck works in both the subject line and message body and misspelled words will be underlined in red.If you use Outlook with Word as the editor and use Word's spell check as you type option, you've probably noticed the subject is not … [Read more...] about Tip 407: Spell Check the Subject Line

Tip 406: Recurring Meeting Requests

Do you have a problem where all your meeting requesting turn into recurring meetings? Bet you have a new Dell with Media Direct installed. They include an Outlook add-in so you can see your appointments when the computer is turned off. As cool as this is, the add-in is a little buggy. Uninstall it to put an end to recurring meetings. More information on the Recurring Meetings … [Read more...] about Tip 406: Recurring Meeting Requests

Tip 405: Office 2007 Free Support

If there is a feature in Outlook 2007 that doesn't work (or doesn't work as expected), or was in older versions and is missing from Outlook 2007, you have 90 days to make yourself heard by filing a support incident. This is the best way to let Microsoft know that there's a problem with the application - while they do scan the discussion groups (and read my tips),they'll have a … [Read more...] about Tip 405: Office 2007 Free Support

Tip 404: Printing Workaround in Outlook 2007 (and up)

Printing in Outlook sucks. But if the message is in HTML format, not all is lost. Open the message, click Other Actions button and choose View in Browser. Now you can print the message using the browser's much better print options, such as controlling the pages you print or printing a selection.As with all workarounds, there is one potential drawback - you won't have an … [Read more...] about Tip 404: Printing Workaround in Outlook 2007 (and up)

Tip 403: 'Word is Unavailable' Error

Are you using Word as your e-mail editor and get a message that says something like this: "Word is unavailable, not installed, or is not the same version as Outlook... An OLE registration error occurred. The program is not correctly installed. Run Setup again for the program." Yet Word is installed, is the same version of Outlook and you reinstalled or repaired Office and … [Read more...] about Tip 403: 'Word is Unavailable' Error