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Are you looking for ways to filter or create views to display recurring appointments? Try using the Reoccurrence Pattern field in the filter. It works best with Yearly events because the recurrence pattern is in the format of "every August 5", but may still be useful when used in conjunction with filters on other fields. You'll need to use the Advanced tab of the filter … [Read more...] about Tip 281: Using the Recurrence Pattern to Filter

When you have more than one Contacts folder or address list enabled as an address book Outlook will use the folder when it resolves names provided it's on the check names list. When you type a name in the To, CC or BCC fields, Outlook begins searching in the address list at the top of this list and works its way down the folders on the list, until it finds a match. For … [Read more...] about Tip 280: Resolving Addresses

When you receive an error message in Outlook 2003 that says you have an error in the registry for Exchange Extensions: "The syntax or format of the registry entry is incorrect. Check the registry and compare the registry for this extension to other extensions in the registry." This error means you have a corrupt registry key. While you can edit the registry to fix the problem, … [Read more...] about Tip 279: Exchange Extensions Error Message

To create a rule to filter blank senders, choose the condition for From contains and enter just @ in the From field. If creating a filtered view or search folder, enter the @ sign in the From field on the General tab (first tab), not the Advanced tab of the Filter dialog. Note that this won't work if you use an Exchange server, as they don't have an internet header and the … [Read more...] about Tip 278: Filters Blank Senders

To Send and receive messages automatically when Outlook 2002/2003 starts and periodically while it's open, go to Tools, Send/Receive, Send/Receive settings, Define Send/Receive and add a check to the box to Schedule an automatic send/receive every 5 min. We recommend that you raise the minutes to 8 - 10, especially if you have more than one email account configured in … [Read more...] about Tip 277: Automatically Send and Receive