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Tip 138: Using OR Operator

posted Monday, May 31, 2004 4:42 PM by outlooktips
Search for messages to or from multiple people by using the OR operator in the To and From field in the Advanced Find's first tab. You can substitute a comma for OR. From: microsoft.com or cdolive.comFrom: microsoft.com, cdolive.com Notes:Also works Read More
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Tip 137: Apply Custom Forms to Existing Items

posted Tuesday, May 25, 2004 4:41 PM by outlooktips
Yesterday I told you how to use a custom form to save the Journal field checked. This trick also works for Private and other fields (as does in-cell editing from the earlier tip). If you make a custom form to set the Journal or other fields for new Read More
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Tip 136: Set Journal Flag in Custom Form

posted Monday, May 24, 2004 4:41 PM by outlooktips
Last week I told you how mark the contacts you wanted to journal from the contacts folder, but if you plan to journal every contact you'll want to create a custom form with the journal field set. Look for the Journal field on the All Fields tab of Read More
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Tip 135: Slipstick Systems Rating Raffle

posted Friday, May 21, 2004 4:40 PM by outlooktips
A rare 4th tip to make up for only two last week. :) Ok, not really, since they are just two reminders... I'll be at TechEd next week and the tips will most likely be off schedule. I'll be working in the Cabana/Concierge area several hours each day Read More
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Tip 134: Automatic Journaling

posted Thursday, May 20, 2004 4:40 PM by outlooktips
Do you need to enable automatic journaling for e-mail sent to some contacts? Rather than using the unfriendly Tools, Options, Journal dialog, add the Journal field to a contacts view and you can enable and disable journaling from the Contacts screen, Read More
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Tip 133: Win an Outlook Book

posted Tuesday, May 18, 2004 4:39 PM by outlooktips
Would you like a chance to win an Outlook or Exchange book? Vote for your favorite Outlook and Exchange utilities at http://www.slipstick.com and be entered to win one of the books listed at http://www.slipstick.com/books/contest.htm. (Your choice, while Read More
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Tip 132: Suggest Names Doesn't Work?

posted Monday, May 17, 2004 4:39 PM by outlooktips
Do you have a problem with Outlook 2002/2003's autocomplete cache not working, but 'Suggest names while completing to To, CC, BCC fields' is enabled in Tools, Options, Preferences, E-mail Options, Advanced? Try renaming the *.NK2 file for your profile Read More
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Tip 131: Feature Requests

posted Tuesday, May 11, 2004 4:38 PM by outlooktips
Note: The information in this tip is outdated. While the mswish and outwish aliases still work, it's best to make suggestions for future versions of any of the Office family of applications using the community forums at http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx Read More
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Tip 130: Reverse Phone Search in Contacts

posted Monday, May 10, 2004 4:37 PM by outlooktips
By using the Find pane to search Contacts by any frequently used field or using Advanced find to restrict searches to one field, you can search for any information stored in your Contacts. Enter phone numbers without punctuation, i.e. 4235551212 format. Read More
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Tip 129: Create New Items From Old

posted Friday, May 07, 2004 4:37 PM by outlooktips
Did you know you can create new Outlook items by selecting text and dragging it to a folder? A new item form opens with the selected text in the Notes field or message body. In OL2002 and earlier, drop the selected text either on the Outlook Bar buttons Read More
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Tip 128: Deleted Items Folder Limitations

posted Tuesday, May 04, 2004 4:36 PM by outlooktips
A question that comes up often goes something like this:"I cannot delete messages in my email inbox. Outlook says "The messaging interface has returned an unknown error when I try. My mail works fine, but I just cannot delete anything. Does someone know Read More
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Tip 127: Crabby Office Lady

posted Monday, May 03, 2004 4:36 PM by outlooktips
Have you met the Crabby Office lady yet? She dishes out helpful (and usually funny) advice on using the various Office products. http://office.microsoft.com/home/office.aspx?assetid=FX010778051033&CTT=98 Read More
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