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The first step in troubleshooting problems with Outlook is to try a new profile, except for Outlook 98/2000 in Internet mode only. Since it has only one profile, many users want to hold off deleting it, so it can be the "if all else fails" step. The next step is deleting or renaming outcmd.dat (custom toolbars) and *.srs (send and receive settings) in the Outlook profile … [Read more...] about Tip 159: Troubleshooting Outlook 101

How do I find out who created a contact or task? How do I find out when a task was modified? These and many other questions are easily answered by adding the appropriate fields to a view. To learn which account created a task, add the From or Organizer field to the view. Modified and Created dates each have their own fields. Tip: You can use any field from any item type. … [Read more...] about Tip 158: Who Owns a Task?

Does it annoy you that Outlook Notes can't be set to stay on top of other windows?Outlook doesn't have a built in way of keeping a window on top, but at least one small tray application can nail any window on top.DeskPins is my new favorite and it works in Windows 7 too. :)To use it, right click on the tray icon and choose Pin. Click anywhere in the window to keep … [Read more...] about Tip 157: Nail Your Notes

At one time, Microsoft had a pretty nice collection of custom Outlook forms anyone could download. While a number of the forms are no longer available from Microsoft, a sizable collection remains. You can use these as-is or as a basis for your own custom forms. See //www.slipstick.com/addins/mssampleapps.htm  for the forms that are available. While they were all designed for … [Read more...] about Tip 156: Application Farm for Custom Forms

Did you ever wonder how you could create an Outlook profile and reuse it after you reformat or want to move it to another machine?Wonder no more... there is a secret way you can do just this. It's a secret because only administrators know about it, but there is no reason why a home user with too many mail accounts can't do it too.The secret is an Outlook Profile File, … [Read more...] about Tip 155: Outlook's Profile File (PRF)