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Tip 302: Change the Web Toolbar Search Engine

posted Thursday, September 29, 2005 4:21 PM by outlooktips
When you use Outlook's Web toolbar web search button to conduct an Internet search from within Outlook's window, Outlook uses the search engines configured in Windows and installing search engine toolbars can change which engine Outlook uses.  Read More
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Tip 301: Printing Just One Page

posted Tuesday, September 27, 2005 4:20 PM by outlooktips
A reader asks: "I often want to print just the first page of an email that has gone back and forward to a single person multiple times. When I ask to print an email from Outlook, sometimes it comes up with a Print panel that includes Table style, Email Read More
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Tip 300: Save Time Using Templates

posted Monday, September 26, 2005 4:19 PM by outlooktips
Last week I told you how to insure replies were sent to multiple people. Hendrik Delagrange had this to say: "I immediately tried to 'save' this reply-to-more-addresses option in an Outlook template, which works. So we can make another button for this Read More
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Tip 299: Replies to Multiple Addresses

posted Thursday, September 22, 2005 4:18 PM by outlooktips
Do you need to have replies sent to more than one email address? While you can include the other address in the CC field and hope the recipients remember to choose Reply to all (or use rules to forward messages with the specific subject line to the other Read More
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Tip 298: Converting Plain Text Email to HTML

posted Wednesday, September 21, 2005 4:18 PM by outlooktips
A surprising number of people dislike reading plain text emails so much that they want to convert all incoming mails to HTML. They don't care that it's bad netiquette to change the format of the reply unless absolutely necessary, such as to highlight Read More
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Tip 297: Drag and Drop to Create New Items

posted Monday, September 19, 2005 4:16 PM by outlooktips
One of my favorite Outlook tricks is dragging messages to other folders to create a new item - it's favorite enough that long term members of this list are very familiar with this technique. Did you also know you can select a part of a message in the Read More
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Tip 296: Print Notes on a New Page

posted Tuesday, September 13, 2005 4:15 PM by outlooktips
A user asks: "When trying to print multiple items from within Outlook 2003, I am unable to deselect the check box next to "Start each item on a new page." I am currently trying to print out over 100 notes, so it forces each note to start on a new page Read More
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Tip 295: Get a Free Digital ID

posted Monday, September 12, 2005 4:14 PM by outlooktips
Do you need a digital ID to sign email? You can get a free one from COMODO and the Microsoft Office Marketplace. http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/EY010504841033.aspx http://www.comodogroup.com/products/certificate_services/ email_certificate.html Read More
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Tip 294: Create an Accounts Toolbar

posted Friday, September 09, 2005 4:11 PM by outlooktips
A reader asks: "I have about six different eMail addresses for different items of personal and work life... I wish I could make a 'toolbar' with the different accounts and actually 'click' on the account I want to make a new eMail from. I don't know how Read More
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Tip 293: Hyperlinks Not Working?

posted Thursday, September 08, 2005 4:10 PM by outlooktips
Are you having problems using hyperlinks in your email? Try resetting Internet Explorer - from either IE's tools, options menu or Control panel, Internet settings, go to the Programs tab and click the button to reset web settings. If you are trying to Read More
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Tip 292: Disable COM Add-ins

posted Wednesday, September 07, 2005 4:07 PM by outlooktips
Do you need to disable an addin or have an addin that isn't loading? Look for it at Tools, Options, Other tab, Advanced button. Some addins are listed in COM Add-ins, others are under Add-in Manager. If the add-in isn't listed in either location, you'll Read More
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