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Many people are in the habit of clicking the To: button on a message form to pick names when they send messages, instead of taking advantage of Outlook's autoresolution capabilities. Enter part of a name in the To, CC, or BCC fields and Outlook resolves the name to an address in your address book. When Outlook finds an exact match, it resolves the name and underlines it with … [Read more...] about Tip 18: Using AutoResolution
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Tip 17: Avoid using Import and Export
Avoid using Import and Export to move or copy items to a PST.Why? Because Import and Export only moves the Outlook items - messages, contacts, tasks, appointments, journal, or notes - not special items like Views and Forms.Import and Export also breaks the link between items and their associated contact. Use Move to retain the links.Create a new PST using File, … [Read more...] about Tip 17: Avoid using Import and Export
Tip 16: Changing Outlook's Startup Folder
I get a lot of questions like this:Can I get Outlook to open in [some other folder] so that I can see [things] without having to first click the Outlook shortcut?You sure can!One of my favorite features in Outlook is the ability to start in any folder. Outlook 2003 (and up) supports any folder in your mailbox or personal stores (*.pst), including search folders … [Read more...] about Tip 16: Changing Outlook's Startup Folder
Tip 15: Outlook 2003 Unicode PST
Outlook 2003 is getting close to it's release date and trial versions will be available. If you try Outlook 2003, don't forget that it uses a new Unicode PST format that is not compatible with previous versions of Outlook. You'll need to move or copy the Outlook items to an OL97/2002 PST format if you test Outlook 2003 using a Unicode PST. Outlook will not convert your … [Read more...] about Tip 15: Outlook 2003 Unicode PST
Tip 14: Outlook trivia
Outlook trivia:The Calendar ends on August 31, 4500.From the "Why would you want this many" department:The Places bar in Office 2003 can hold at least 150 places. Each folder can have 128 views. You can have up to 27 Automatic Formatting rules in a View. You can add 50 additional mailboxes to an Exchange profile.More limits: Tip 877: … [Read more...] about Tip 14: Outlook trivia