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April 2004 - Posts

Tip 126: Send Calendar by E-mail

posted Friday, April 30, 2004 4:35 PM by outlooktips
A reader writes:"I need to send calendar (week or month) to someone by email." While Outlook only supports sending vCal's, you can use a Word template to create a document containing your calendar, then save it as a document or HTML and send it as an Read More
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Tip 125: Open Outlook to Any Folder

posted Tuesday, April 27, 2004 4:34 PM by outlooktips
A frequently asked question is "Can I get Outlook to open in my Hotmail Inbox so that I can see messages in my without having to first click the Outlook shortcut?" In Outlook 2003, you can select any folder as your startup folder. (Tools, Options, Other, Read More
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Tip 124: Master Category List

posted Monday, April 26, 2004 4:34 PM by outlooktips
Outlook doesn't have import/export Master Category feature so you can easily share custom categories with others, other than by exporting the registry and overwriting the registry entry on the other computers. However, it's not necessary to export the Read More
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Tip 123: Backing Up Outlook

posted Friday, April 23, 2004 4:33 PM by outlooktips
Replacing a failing hard drive and reinstalling the software and reconfiguring my computer this week brought to light a very annoying issue for Outlook users - the lack of a decent profile back up tool. Backing up and restoring Outlook data and settings Read More
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Tip 122: Outlook Blocked Access

posted Monday, April 19, 2004 4:32 PM by outlooktips
Many users are confused by the message Outlook displays when they attempt to use IE's File, Send link to menu option. It says "Outlook blocked access to the following potentially unsafe attachments: filename.url." and they think Outlook is not going to Read More
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Tip 121: Bolded Dates

posted Wednesday, April 14, 2004 4:32 PM by outlooktips
A question that comes up often is why Outlook's calendar doesn't mark all dates that contain appointments in bold in the small thumbnail calendars. Outlook bolds the dates that contain appointments, for a period 10 months ahead and 2 months in the past Read More
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Tip 120: NNTP Service in Outlook

posted Tuesday, April 13, 2004 4:31 PM by outlooktips
Two recent Outlook addins join NewsGator as solutions to everyone's favorite request: Newsgroups in Outlook. Mapilab's released an alpha version of an NNTP transport, you can find it at http://www.mapilab.com/outlook/nntp/. A competing project is NewsLook. Read More
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Tip 119: Custom Templates

posted Friday, April 09, 2004 4:31 PM by outlooktips
If you store custom templates in Outlook folders you'll have easy access to the template and won't need to browse the Tools, Forms, Choose Form menu looking for the template. After choosing File, Save as and selecting Outlook template, note file location. Read More
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Tip 118: Error Reporting

posted Thursday, April 08, 2004 4:29 PM by outlooktips
Many Microsoft programs have error reporting built in and when an error occurs, you're asked if you want to the report back to Microsoft. You should always answer yes, even if you think the error is the same as one you previously sent back. Remember: Read More
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Tip 117: Was it helpful?

posted Wednesday, April 07, 2004 4:30 PM by outlooktips
When you are visiting the Microsoft website or using the Help files in Office 2003 and are asked if the information is helpful, always answer Yes or No. When you answer No, please tell Microsoft why it wasn't helpful so they can improve the Help files Read More
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Tip 116: Daylight Savings Time

posted Thursday, April 01, 2004 4:29 PM by outlooktips
The US catches up with most of the rest of the world this weekend with the change to Daylight Savings Time. When the computer is properly configured, Outlook's calendar is unaffected and appointments remain on the correct times. Problems arise when Read More
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