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February 2005 - Posts

Tip 232: Color Messages Using Rules

posted Friday, February 25, 2005 1:38 PM by outlooktips
"I had a question about message rules in Outlook. In Outlook Express, I can create a message rule that highlights in color messages based on a criteria. I could not find this capability in the message rule tool of Outlook. Can Outlook do it?" Outlook Read More
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Tip 231: Previewing Drafts in Outlook 2003

posted Wednesday, February 23, 2005 1:29 PM by outlooktips
From the DUH! Department, for an idea so simple you wonder why you didn't think of it: A lot of people are bugged that Outlook 2003's Drafts folder doesn't have a preview pane. If you are one of them, create a custom Search folder that only searches Read More
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Tip 230: Why Outlook doesn't remove Re: Re: Re:

posted Tuesday, February 22, 2005 1:27 PM by outlooktips
When you reply to a reply (or forward a forward) Outlook strips the original RE prefix (or FW) and replaces it with a new one, to prevent multiple RE's on the subject line. Occasionally you'll notice it fails to remove the prefix and you end up with a Read More
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Tip 229: Copy your Outlook Bar Customizations

posted Friday, February 18, 2005 1:26 PM by outlooktips
You can copy your Outlook Bar or Navigation Pane shortcuts to another computer (or another profile) by copying the *.xml or *.fav for your profile. Rename it to match the profile name it's to be associated with. Obviously, if the items on the bar are Read More
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Tip 228: Problems Sending Email?

posted Monday, February 14, 2005 1:25 PM by outlooktips
Do you have problems sending email? Did you recently install updates for Outlook, windows, or a firewall?  If so, you need to check that your firewall software is not preventing Outlook from connecting to the Internet. If you use Antivirus software Read More
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Tip 227: Identifying Canceled Meeting Requests

posted Wednesday, February 09, 2005 12:44 PM by outlooktips
Outlook doesn't support canceling meetings or appointments; you're expected to delete them when they are cancelled. If you don't want to delete the meeting or appointment, one workaround to assign a category to cancelled meetings and then use custom Read More
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Tip 226: Managing Read Receipt Requests

posted Thursday, February 03, 2005 12:41 PM by outlooktips
"Is there any way to selectively enable/disable the read receipts option?" You can control it either by recipient or by keywords in the subject or message body. All you need to do is create a "Check messages after sending" rule. Open the Rules wizard Read More
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Tip 225: Can't Connect to Exchange Server?

posted Tuesday, February 01, 2005 12:33 PM by outlooktips
A popular query goes something like this: "I recently installed Outlook and when I open it, it says it can't connect to Exchange Server and closes down. What is Exchange server and why can't it find it?" For whatever reason, Outlook is configured Read More
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