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June 2005 - Posts

Tip 270: Displaying Navigation Calendars

posted Tuesday, June 28, 2005 5:34 PM by outlooktips
A reader asks: "At some point after I installed MSO 2003, several month's Calendars appeared at the top of the Navigation Pane. Now, only one appears along with stuff I don't need or want, like the My Calendars and Current View Sections. How can I get Read More
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Tip 269: Spell Check Plain Text Replies

posted Sunday, June 26, 2005 3:28 PM by outlooktips
A reader asks: "The checkbox for Tools>Options>Spelling>Ignore original message text in replies & forwards has a checkmark in it. On the Mail format tab, there are no checkmarks in the two MS Word 2003 checkboxes and HTML is set as the editor. Read More
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Tip 268: Storing Documents in Outlook

posted Thursday, June 23, 2005 3:27 PM by outlooktips
Did you know you can store documents in Outlook folders or Exchange public folders?  Just drag and drop them to a folder. If Outlook wants to create a new message with the file as an attachment, try dropping it into Drafts first, then move it to Read More
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Tip 267: Troubleshooting Steps

posted Tuesday, June 21, 2005 3:26 PM by outlooktips
As you know, it bugs me when people blame everything on viruses when it's just a feature or goofy Outlook behavior, but it bugs me even more when the first step when troubleshooting is to uninstall and reinstall Office. Sorry folks, it's a huge waste Read More
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Tip 266: Wordmail: Reply in Different Colors

posted Monday, June 20, 2005 3:25 PM by outlooktips
It always amazes me (and drives me nuts) that every goofy behavior in Outlook is blamed on viruses. "When I reply to a message, one time the font colors and signature will change to plum, the next time they will be olive, next green, etc. I use Word Read More
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Tip 265: Business Contact Manager (BCM) v2 Released

posted Wednesday, June 15, 2005 3:05 PM by outlooktips
The long awaited update for Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2003 is finally here. It's available either as a download or you can order a CD - links to either option are athttp://www.microsoft.com/office/outlook/contactmanager/prodinfo/update.mspx Read More
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Tip 264: Email Won't Send

posted Tuesday, June 14, 2005 3:05 PM by outlooktips
Having a problem making Outlook send email? Causes we're aware of include: An add-in that marks items read if you view the Outbox. See http://www.slipstick.com/problems/outbox.htm for more information.  Not authenticating properly with the Read More
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Tip 263: Windows XP Log on Screen: Unread Mail count

posted Monday, June 13, 2005 3:02 PM by outlooktips
Windows XP's log on screen displays the number of unread messages for all email accounts checked with Outlook, Outlook Express, and Messenger or MSN Client (Hotmail/MSN) from your user logon within the last 3 days. You can disable this feature or change Read More
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Tip 262: Exchange Server 2003 SP2

posted Tuesday, June 07, 2005 3:04 PM by outlooktips
Exchange Server 2003 service pack 2 is expected to be available at the end of the year. One of the major feature changes will be mailbox stores of up to 75 GB for Exchange server standard and SBS2003. The mobile messaging area will see a number of improvements, Read More
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Tip 261: Autoformatting limits

posted Monday, June 06, 2005 3:03 PM by outlooktips
The autoformatting rules used in Outlook views are limited to 50. if you need more than 50 autoformatting rules, you'll need to combine some rules to reduce the number or create additional views. Read More
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Tip 260: All day event reminders

posted Monday, June 06, 2005 3:00 PM by outlooktips
The reminder time for an all day event (appointment) is 18 hours and can not be changed. Read More
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Tip 259: Calendar display looks wrong

posted Wednesday, June 01, 2005 6:59 PM by outlooktips
"How can I get calendar to start on the current date?" This is just how Outlook works. Outlook displays the calendar as 5-full weeks and the last few days of the previous month will always be at the top, unless the month starts on the first day in your Read More
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