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Are you using custom forms in Outlook 2003 and they aren't working, yet work perfectly in Outlook 2002? Outlook 2003 includes a new setting which is turned off by default that allows forms in shared mailboxes to run scripts. You can change the setting by choosing Tools | Options | Other | Advanced Options and checking the box for Allow script in shared folders. There is a … [Read more...] about Tip 59: Run Scripts in Folders

Sometimes just firing a reminder isn't enough--you need it to open an application so you don't miss it the reminder. You can do this with a Meeting Request. Create the meeting request with yourself as the attendee. Choose online meeting using Windows Media Services, check Automatically start Windows Media with Reminder. Add a file path to open templates or documents, … [Read more...] about Tip 58: Using Meeting Requests

Using an antivirus scanner to scan your email is not necessary if the scanner is also configured for autoprotect since Outlook saves all attachments to a temp folder before opening and the scanner will detect a virus at that time. In many cases, you can easily recognize potentially infected messages and will delete them without opening them, with or without an antivirus … [Read more...] about Tip 57: Antivirus Scanners and Email

Depending on your version of Outlook and the type of message, you'll see different messages in the Infobar. Outlook 2002: The Infobar tells you if the person is online using Windows Messaging. Outlook 2002/2003: The Infobar reminds you if you have extra line breaks removed from the messages. When a message has Voting enabled, a note in the Infobar reminds you to vote. It … [Read more...] about Tip 56: Using Outlook's Infobar