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You can bypass the Deleted Items folder by holding Shift when you delete an Outlook item. Because you are permanently deleting the item(s), you'll receive a dialog asking if you are sure you want to permanently delete it, unless you disable the 'Warn before permanently deleting items' alert in Tools, Options, Other, Advanced Options.Keep in mind that it can be quite easy to … [Read more...] about Tip 243: Permanently Deleting Items

Use Outlook Anywhere (RPC over HTTP) if the administrator has it enabled. This works with Outlook 2003 and up. Tip 240: Access OWA using Outlook When you only have access to your Exchange Server through OWA and want to archive the contents, you need to access it as an http account. Use //owa.domain.com/exchange/username/ format for the HTTP URL in Outlook. This … [Read more...] about Accessing OWA from Outlook

When the folder names in Outlook are cut off or otherwise look weird, it's usually the result of the Windows theme you're using and it's easy to verify the problem is theme related – switch to the default theme and see if the problem is solved. A color scheme that uses larger fonts is usually the culprit and restoring the default theme (or using smaller fonts) will fix it. In … [Read more...] about Tip 239: Truncated Folder Names

Sometimes when you select and copy something, then open a contact to paste it in on of the contact fields, you'll discover the clipboard is cleared.This is caused by an Outlook add-in, such as stamps.com, that copies icons to the clipboard when it creates tools on the form, clearing the text you copied.The fix: Open the contact form first, then copy and paste or … [Read more...] about Tip 238: Clipboard clears when you open a Contacts form