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Tip 429: Spell Check Bug

posted Friday, June 22, 2007 12:13 PM by outlooktips
If you use Outlook 2007 and plain text format, be aware there is a bug in "Always check spelling before sending". The spell check on send appears to work but in reviewing the Sent item and the copy the recipient receives, the misspelled words remain misspelled. Read More
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Tip 428: Open Outlook to a Specific Folder

posted Thursday, June 21, 2007 12:09 PM by outlooktips
A question was asked: Can you configure Outlook to open to the Unread search folder? Sure. You can make Outlook open to any folder, even ones not on the list at Tools, Options, Other, Advanced, Start in... by adding the /select switch to the command Read More
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Tip 427: Find Commands in Office 2007

posted Wednesday, June 20, 2007 12:08 PM by outlooktips
If you upgraded to Office 2007 and are having trouble finding the commands you need, there are interactive flash "cheat sheets" at Office Online that will show you where the commands are in the new interface in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook. Read More
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Tip 426: Slow Typing HTML

posted Tuesday, June 19, 2007 12:02 PM by outlooktips
It's amazing how often a seemingly innocent action by the user and an update for a program can affect negatively another. In this case, it's MS07-027: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer, released in mid-May. After installing that update, Read More
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Tip 425: Outlook Connector Download

posted Tuesday, June 12, 2007 12:01 PM by outlooktips
Outlook Connector DownloadAs I mentioned a few tips ago, Microsoft is making Hotmail/Live mail access available to all Outlook 2003/2007 users via a connector. That connector is now available. If your hotmail acct has not been converted to the live servers Read More
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Tip 424: Never Show Dialog

posted Monday, June 11, 2007 6:04 PM by outlooktips
Outlook pops up many dialogs that offer a 'never show this again' checkbox.If you check the box and change your mind, you'll need to edit the registry if you want to see the dialog again. You can also add values to this key so you (or your users) won't Read More
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Tip 423: Visible New Message Alert

posted Friday, June 08, 2007 11:59 AM by outlooktips
If you need to easily see when a new message arrives, even from across the room, you can set up a rule to pop up a dialog box on the screen. Like all rules, you can set conditions so it only applies to specific messages or apply it to all messages. Read More
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Tip 422: Set Mailbox Rights

posted Tuesday, June 05, 2007 11:58 AM by outlooktips
Do you need add a security group to everyone's Outlook calendar, and give that group specific rights? Use the free PFDavAdmin tool from Microsoft. It can manage mailbox folder permissions, as well as public folder permissions. Microsoft Exchange Server Read More
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Tip 421: SecureTemp Revisited

posted Monday, June 04, 2007 11:52 AM by outlooktips
When you open attachments on email directly from Outlook, a copy is written to a temporary folder on your hard drive. This is so that the virus scanner can check it before it is opened. The folder Outlook uses is under the temp internet folders. This Read More
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