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February 2004 - Posts

Tip 101: Knockout

posted Friday, February 27, 2004 4:00 PM by outlooktips
Knockout is one of my favorite utilities. Authored by a former Outlook Program Manager, the tray icon shows you if Outlook (and Word) is running in the background and one click on the icon let's you close them if they shouldn't be running, eliminating Read More
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Tip 100: Outlook 2003 and Forms Cache Corruption

posted Tuesday, February 24, 2004 3:59 PM by outlooktips
If you use Outlook 2003 and custom forms you've probably discovered the hard way that it has a problem with a corrupt forms cache. The recommended solution is a batch file to delete the cache. A hotfix is available to fix the forms cache corrpution in Read More
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Tip 99: What is Autoresolve and Autocomplete?

posted Monday, February 23, 2004 3:59 PM by outlooktips
All versions of Outlook support Autoresolve. Also known as automatic name checking, this feature allows you to type a name, or even just the first few letters, and the name resolves a few seconds after you tab out of the field. When one match is found, Read More
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Tip 98: PocketKnife Peek

posted Thursday, February 19, 2004 3:58 PM by outlooktips
One of the best freeware utilities available for Outlook has just gotten better. PocketKnife Peek makes it easy to view message headers and source. It now supports reply in plain text and view attachment information, including names (with extra spaces Read More
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Tip 97: Using Custom Views

posted Tuesday, February 17, 2004 3:57 PM by outlooktips
Did you know you aren't limited to using specific view formats on specific folders? Yes, you can create a Day/Week/month view on other folders. While it's not a good view for your Inbox, it works well on Tasks, as does Timeline. Select the folder you Read More
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Tip 96: Hide 'Type a question'

posted Monday, February 16, 2004 3:57 PM by outlooktips
Hide the Type a question combobox on your Office toolbars using the customize menu. Open the Customize dialog using Tools, Customize then right click on Type a question and remove the checkbox. Repeat for each window you want to remove it from. Read More
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Tip 95: Locating Read Receipts

posted Thursday, February 12, 2004 3:56 PM by outlooktips
Outlook stores read receipts in the top level of your message store as a hidden message. If you use Send immediately, the receipts are returned immediately, otherwise, the next time you check for new mail, Outlook sends the receipts. If you don't have Read More
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Tip 94: Outlook 2003 and MSMail

posted Tuesday, February 10, 2004 3:55 PM by outlooktips
We now have an installer file for installing the MSMail service in Outlook 2003. Like the installer for Outlook 2002, this also includes the workgroup post office files. Download it from http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/msmail.htm Remember, using Read More
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Tip 93: Outlook 2003, Junk Email and Rules

posted Monday, February 09, 2004 3:54 PM by outlooktips
Update: Outlook 2003 SP1 runs rules after junk e-mail filter. Update your installation if you haven't already. If you use Outlook 2003 and have multiple POP3 accounts you may use Rules to move the messages to their own folders. However, when you use Read More
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Tip 92: Create a Task or Appointment From a Message

posted Friday, February 06, 2004 3:53 PM by outlooktips
You can move a message to Tasks or Calendar folder to create a new item one of three ways: Drag and drop on the folder. (In Outlook 2003, drop on the buttons at the bottom of the Navigation Pane.) This adds the message body to the note field of the Read More
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Tip 91: Send to... Using Your Stationery

posted Wednesday, February 04, 2004 3:53 PM by outlooktips
As anyone who sends files from Windows Explorer knows, choosing Send to > Mail Recipient opens a message using the Outlook editor set to plain text. It also adds (in some versions on Windows) text to the message body ("The message is ready to be sent Read More
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Tip 90: More Outlook Shortcuts

posted Monday, February 02, 2004 3:52 PM by outlooktips
A useful shortcut for people with a lot of folders is the ability to press keys to move to the next folder that begins with that character when using Outlook's folder list. Press I to move to the Inbox, C to toggle between Calendar, Contacts, and folders Read More
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