Tips Archive

Tip 776: Upgrading only Outlook (not the entire Office suite)

We see a lot of users who decide to upgrade only Outlook, not the full office suite. While this is the least expensive method, those who do this often discover the features they upgraded to get are available only when they install the Office suite. Also, installing the Home and Student suite and standalone Outlook doesn’t equal a suite. You need to install a suite that … [Read more...] about Tip 776: Upgrading only Outlook (not the entire Office suite)

Tip 775: OL2010: Select account before sending

Some Outlook 2010 users are having ‘issues’ with Outlook's new 'default' account behavior when multiple accounts are delivered to different data files. Outlook uses the email address assigned to the data file you are currently working in as the default for new mail. This is creating problems for IMAP users who have POP3 accounts delivered to the default *.pst (which is required … [Read more...] about Tip 775: OL2010: Select account before sending

Tip 774: Rules in Error

Many Outlook 2007 and 2010 users have discovered when setting up a rule that replies with a template that it returns a “rules in error” message.The problem? Using HTML message format for the template. Use plain text format when you create the template and it should work just fine.For more information and a possible work around for Microsoft Exchange server accounts, … [Read more...] about Tip 774: Rules in Error

Tip 773: Accounts & Signatures

When you use Outlook 2003 with Word as your editor or Outlook 2007 / 2010 / 2013, you can assign a signature to each account and Outlook will use the correct signature when you change accounts. In Tools, Options, Mail format tab, Signatures (Outlook 2003/2007) select *each* account from the dropdown account list and assign a signature. In Outlook 2010 and 2013, go to File, … [Read more...] about Tip 773: Accounts & Signatures

Tip 772: Open *.eml in Outlook

A popular request is the ability to open Outlook Express & Live Mail’s *.eml files in Outlook. If you have Outlook 2010, it supports opening *.eml files. If you use Outlook 2007, you can open them if you have either a hotfix or SP2 installed. After installing the hotfix or SP2, you’ll need to edit the registry to enable it. Open the registry editor – … [Read more...] about Tip 772: Open *.eml in Outlook