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January 2009 - Posts

Tip 586: Forward Drafts

posted Friday, January 30, 2009 10:55 AM by outlooktips
We get questions from quite a few people who need to prepare an email then forward it (as an attachment) to someone else to send. But the Send button is grayed out and the message can’t be sent.  In order for the Send button to be live, the message Read More
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Tip 585: Save Sent Messages

posted Thursday, January 22, 2009 10:53 PM by outlooktips
A user asked: “Can you save a sent message on an individual basis to the sent folder or is it an all or nothing scenario?” Yes, you can control it per message. Look on the Options ribbon in Outlook 2007 or on the Options button/dialog in older versions. Read More
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Tip 584: Office Live Workspace

posted Wednesday, January 21, 2009 10:50 PM by outlooktips
Today we have another non-Outlook tip that I think some subscribers might find useful.  If you need online file storage and/or need to share files with others, you can use Office Live Workspaces, a free service from Microsoft.  All you need Read More
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Tip 583: Office 2007—Military Appreciation Edition

posted Tuesday, January 20, 2009 5:25 PM by outlooktips
Get Office Standard 2007—Military Appreciation Edition for just $49.99. This “special edition” includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Offer valid through the end of June 2009 and is for members of the US military only. See http://www.microsoft.com/office/offers/military/?WT.srch=1 Read More
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Tip 582: Open With…

posted Friday, January 16, 2009 5:24 PM by outlooktips
This is a Windows tip, not Outlook, but it’s asked often enough in Outlook forums that its worth putting in a tip. The problem goes something like this: “I’m having problems opening attachments.  They open with [some program I don’t like]. How do Read More
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Tip 581: Odd Reminder Times

posted Wednesday, January 14, 2009 5:22 PM by outlooktips
Do you have a burning desire to be reminded of an appointment 12 minutes before it happens? Or 27.5 hours? Just type it in the reminder field as you create the appointment. You’ll need to use words, not shortcuts, in the reminder and snooze fields. Read More
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Tip 580: PST Folder Size

posted Tuesday, January 13, 2009 5:04 PM by outlooktips
Want to check the size of the folders in your PST? Right click on the top level folder (where Outlook Today is) and choose Properties, then the Folder size button. This will give you a clue as to how big each folder is. Read More
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Tip 579: Appointment times randomly move

posted Monday, January 05, 2009 12:40 AM by outlooktips
We're seeing complaints about Outlook adding (or subtracting) 2 - 8 minutes to new appointments. For example, if an appointment is created for 10:00 to 11:00 AM, it's changed to 10:02 to 11:02 AM. Users may also receive an error message that the message Read More
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Tip 578: Using the Run Command

posted Friday, January 02, 2009 12:14 AM by outlooktips
If you’re told to type a command in the “Start, Run dialog” and its not on your Vista start menu, you can type                                         Read More
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