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January 2005 - Posts

Tip 224: Drafts Item Sent Bug

posted Monday, January 31, 2005 12:31 PM by outlooktips
If you begin to compose a message then save it to drafts, when you reopen it, edit it and send immediately, the original version in drafts may be sent, not your edited version. This is because Outlook sends the last saved version before autosave has a Read More
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Tip 223: Finding Misplaced Messages

posted Friday, January 28, 2005 12:20 PM by outlooktips
"I accidentally created a rule to route email, from one of my contacts, into my Calendar (of all places). I have four messages in my calendar--I know because I see "Calendar (4)"--but I can't view the email. If I go to my calendar, I only see--well, Read More
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Tip 222: Viewing Message Source

posted Thursday, January 27, 2005 12:18 PM by outlooktips
"If you are like most folks, you get a couple phishing scams every week. While most people just delete them, a few like to report them to the company they are trying to impersonate. Microsoft has a page dedicated to helping individuals determine phishing Read More
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Tip 221: Add Senders to Contacts

posted Monday, January 24, 2005 12:16 PM by outlooktips
You can easily add any address (To, From, or CC fields) from any message to Outlook's Contacts by selecting the address in an opened message or preview pane header and choose Add to Outlook Contacts. If you have the message header hidden, you'll need Read More
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Tip 220: Microsoft Office Outlook Live (MOOL)

posted Thursday, January 20, 2005 12:14 PM by outlooktips
Earlier today Microsoft announced the availability of Microsoft Office Outlook Live (MOOL). What is it and do you need it? MOOL is a Hotmail subscription service that supplies a license to Outlook 2003 and the MSN Outlook connector, along with a subscription Read More
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Tip 219: Using Address Bar Searches

posted Wednesday, January 12, 2005 11:54 AM by outlooktips
Today's tip is another general tip that makes computing life easier. Did you know you can create your own address bar searches? These are searches you type into the Internet Explorer address bar using a keyword for the search engine and keywords for the Read More
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Tip 218: Changing the Attachment Folder

posted Monday, January 10, 2005 11:51 AM by outlooktips
Outlook doesn't offer a way to change the folder that is opened when you use the File, Insert or File, Save menus, without changing the My Documents location other programs use. To avoid moving My Documents and providing quick access to your most used Read More
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Tip 217: Open Files on Schedule

posted Wednesday, January 05, 2005 11:50 AM by outlooktips
You can open documents and web pages using appointments if you create an online meeting. Open an meeting invitation (or click the invite button on an appointment) and enter your email address in the To field. Add a check to the Online meeting option. Read More
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Tip 216: Creating OR Filters

posted Monday, January 03, 2005 11:47 AM by outlooktips
When you create an OR filter in Outlook you can replace 'OR' with a comma. Categories equals Outlook, Word Or you can use the Advanced tab and add the field twice. Read More
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