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January 2004 - Posts

Tip 89: Reminder: Office 2003 Beta 2 Refresh Expires January 31, 2004

posted Thursday, January 29, 2004 3:52 PM by outlooktips
If you are still using Outlook 2003 and aren't planning on upgrading to RTM within the next couple of days, you'll need to move items stored in Unicode format pst's to Outlook97/2002 compatible pst's before uninstalling Office. To do this, create a new Read More
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Tip 88: Do you know when your last virus update was?

posted Tuesday, January 27, 2004 3:50 PM by outlooktips
Especially if you use WindowsXP, verify the date of the last update in Task Scheduler, as some AV software doesn't update properly until you add a username and password to the task. By 4PM EST yesterday all AV vendors had updated definitions that identified Read More
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Tip 87: Outlook's Keyboard Shortcuts

posted Monday, January 26, 2004 3:51 PM by outlooktips
Ctrl+1 -- Inbox Ctrl+2 -- Calendar Ctrl+3 -- Contacts Ctrl+4 -- Tasks Ctrl+5 -- Notes Ctrl+6 -- Folder list Ctrl+7 -- Shortcuts Ctrl+8 -- Journal Ctrl+Y -- Folder picker dialog When a folder has focus, press any letter to move Read More
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Tip 86: Great Moments with Office 2003

posted Friday, January 23, 2004 3:50 PM by outlooktips
**Expired** Do you have a success story to tell about Office 2003? You could win an iPaq or Tablet PC. Has Microsoft Office played a vital role in the success of your company? If so, visit http://www.microsoftofficecontest.com/ to enter your story and Read More
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Tip 85: Spell Check and Quote Prefixes

posted Tuesday, January 20, 2004 3:49 PM by outlooktips
As anyone whose used Outlook for years knows, setting Outlook to mark quoted text with a prefix, such as a ">", results in spell check checking the entire message. Using Word as your email editor and HTML as the default message format allows you Read More
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Tip 84: Creating a Distribution List

posted Friday, January 16, 2004 3:48 PM by outlooktips
While a dynamic distribution list is easier to maintain if the members of the DL change often, there are times when you'll want a "real" distribution list. Adding members based on categories or other criteria can be a slow process, however, it doesn't Read More
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Tip 83: Upgrading Profiles

posted Tuesday, January 13, 2004 3:47 PM by outlooktips
Are you using Outlook 98 or 2000 in Internet Mail Only mode and are going to upgrade to Outlook 2002 or 2003? When you do, create a new profile, don't use the profile Outlook upgrades for you. While Outlook retains profiles when it's upgraded, many users Read More
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Tip 82: Prevent Accidentally Sending Email

posted Monday, January 12, 2004 3:47 PM by outlooktips
Do you like to address your e-mail before typing your note, then accidentally send it before your finished typing it? To prevent this, type some characters in the address field that won't resolve, such as like "khnvjd". If you accidentally hit send, Read More
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Tip 81: Windows Small Business Server 2003 5-Pack CAL Offer

posted Thursday, January 08, 2004 3:45 PM by outlooktips
**Expired** In response to the Windows SharePoint Services and Windows Small Business Server 2003 installation issue, all Windows Small Business Server 2003(standard and premium edition) customers are eligible to order five free Client Access Licenses Read More
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Tip 80: Printing Notes

posted Tuesday, January 06, 2004 3:44 PM by outlooktips
Did you know you can drag one or more Outlook Notes to the Inbox to create a message? The Note text and last Modified date for each Note is added to the message body. Use this trick with Outlook 2003 to print Notes on a continuous sheet of paper, since Read More
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Tip 79: Color Coding a Shared Calendar

posted Monday, January 05, 2004 3:43 PM by outlooktips
When you color code a shared calendar by user, you can tell by just looking at the calendar if someone is busy. You need Outlook 2002/2003 to use this tip and have no more than 10 people using the calendar, since Outlook only supports 10 colors. (Color-coding Read More
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