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January 2007 - Posts

Tip 389: Pan or Select

posted Monday, January 29, 2007 10:54 PM by outlooktips
A reader asks: "In Outlook 2007, when I try to select some specific text in an email, rather than the "select" cursor, I have a "hand" cursor that just wants to grab the message and scroll up or down. The tool bar offers "Select Text" as a command, but Read More
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Tip 388: Spell-check Notes

posted Monday, January 22, 2007 4:11 PM by outlooktips
Outlook supports spell checking in tasks, contacts, email, posts but not in Notes. This is because Notes uses a much simpler rich text editor than the other times and has fewer features as result. Since notes are for my reference only, I don't care about Read More
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Tip 387: Send Again

posted Friday, January 19, 2007 12:24 PM by outlooktips
You can resend a sent message by opening the message and going to the Actions menu (Ol2003 and earlier) or Other Options (Outlook 2007). Just choose the option to resend the message. Read More
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Tip 386: Saved Searches Don't Work

posted Monday, January 15, 2007 6:57 PM by outlooktips
Over the last few days, several users have reported problems with saved searches. Existing *.oss files no longer work and they cannot save new ones, as the Save and Save as menu items are grayed out. This is caused by a security update, MS07-003(http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-003.mspx) Read More
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Tip 385: Control Sort Order on Childrens Names

posted Thursday, January 11, 2007 11:30 PM by outlooktips
A surprisingly common complaint involves the Children field on Contacts.Outlook automatically sorts the names alphabetically, so if you enter the names by age: "Liz, Jessie, Cecilia", Outlook changes the order to "Cecilia, Jessie, Liz". Is there a way Read More
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Tip 384: Remove Calendars from Navigation Bar

posted Tuesday, January 09, 2007 12:20 PM by outlooktips
In Outlook 2003, Outlook initially adds all of the calendars in your profile to the Calendar navigation bar. You can then remove calendars from the My Calendars and Other Calendars section by right clicking on the calendar name and choosing to remove Read More
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Tip 383: Resend a Message

posted Monday, January 08, 2007 10:35 PM by outlooktips
If you need to resend a message, double click to open the original message in the Sent Items folder and look on its Actions menu. Choose Resend this message. In Outlook 2007, look for it under the Options button on the Actions group of the ribbon. Read More
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Tip 382: Send Email to a Cell Phone

posted Friday, January 05, 2007 10:29 PM by outlooktips
Can you send a text message from Outlook to a cell phone? Yes, as long as the phone supports SMS (short message service). Which most phones do. All you need is the email address. :) The major cellular companies assign an email address of [10 digit phone Read More
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Tip 381: 2007 Time Zone Changes

posted Wednesday, January 03, 2007 10:27 PM by outlooktips
Another year, another time zone change to make a mess of Outlook's appointments. The US and Canadian governments changed the time daylight savings time begins and ends, with the new dates going into effect this year. For this reason, Windows will need Read More
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