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Tip 544: Remove RSS Folder

posted Friday, August 29, 2008 12:17 AM by outlooktips
A common question is “Can I remove the RSS folder in Outlook 2007?”  Yes, you can use a group policy to remove RSS capability from Outlook. If you disable RSS before you create your profile, you’ll need to make a new PST to get rid of the folder. Read More
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Tip 543: Save meetings, don’t send updates

posted Wednesday, August 27, 2008 7:19 PM by outlooktips
I’m seeing a lot of questions that go like this: “After a meeting request was created and sent to all our attendees, I want to add note to that meeting on my calendar but I don't want other attendees to get the note I am saving. In Outlook 2003, it was Read More
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Tip 542: Change File As Format

posted Friday, August 22, 2008 9:58 PM by outlooktips
If your contacts use different File As formats and you’d rather have all contact use a single format but changing each contact will take too long, you can use VBA to change the File As format on all contacts within minutes. Code sample which was tested Read More
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Tip 541: Activities Tab

posted Wednesday, August 20, 2008 9:51 PM by outlooktips
The Activities tab on Contacts is a source of confusion for many users – they worry that forwarding the contact includes Activity information from their own computer. It does not. Activities uses an Advanced find to show all the Outlook items in your Read More
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Tip 540: Operation Cancelled Due to Restrictions

posted Monday, August 18, 2008 12:05 AM by outlooktips
When you attempt to open a web page from a link in an email message and get this error: "Operation was cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer", it’s not an Outlook error. It’s a problem with Internet Explorer. Unless this is a work Read More
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Tip 539: Color Categories and the CPA

posted Thursday, August 14, 2008 12:03 AM by outlooktips
Speaking of printing calendars in color, the Calendar Printing Assistant uses the color of the calendar in the left bar, not color categories, in its printout. If you add 3 calendars or task folders, the items in those calendars or tasks folder will Read More
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Tip 538: Printing Color Calendars

posted Tuesday, August 12, 2008 11:14 PM by outlooktips
Some Outlook 2007 users are having problems printing calendars with the events colored with color categories. In many cases, the problem printer is an HP and its correctly configured to print in color. HP support has this to say: Some or all of Read More
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Tip 537: End times in the Calendar Printing Assistant

posted Monday, August 11, 2008 2:17 PM by outlooktips
By default, the Calendar Printing Assistant (CPA) includes the end time for appointments. If you prefer more space for the Subject field you can configure the CPA to drop the end times. In the CPA, go to File, Application settings. Enable Drop end Read More
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Tip 536: Remove How to...

posted Tuesday, August 05, 2008 12:12 PM by outlooktips
A common question from Outlook 2007 users is how to remove the “How to… “ section at the bottom of the Calendar navigation pane. While Contacts, Tasks, Notes and Journal each have a similar list, the one in the Calendar pane is longer. Because many users Read More
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