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July 2009 - Posts

Tip 642: Coloring Subject lines

posted Friday, July 31, 2009 4:42 PM by outlooktips
A user had this question recently “I just need to color the Subject line in an email as a one-off. Any ideas?” While this is normally easy – just create a custom view using automatic formatting – there are fewer options for one-off changes. A flag set Read More
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Tip 641: Appointments Gone Missing

posted Monday, July 27, 2009 10:36 PM by outlooktips
We get a lot of questions that go something like this ‘My appointments prior to [a date] disappeared from my calendar; only recurring events remain. How do I retrieve the appointments?’ This happens either because AutoArchive is enabled or because you Read More
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Tip 640: Autoreply using a template fails

posted Tuesday, July 21, 2009 10:44 PM by outlooktips
We’re seeing a lot of complaints that the rule to autoreply with a template fails in Outlook 2007 with a "Rules in error" message. It appears to be related to the update in KB969907. That update applies to meeting request issues so it shouldn't negatively Read More
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Tip 639: Choosing a default calendar

posted Friday, July 10, 2009 7:43 PM by outlooktips
A reader recently asked how to set a different calendar as default: "I have a Google Calendar in my Internet Calendars section of Outlook 2007.  When I start Outlook 2007 the calendar is by default not active.  I do not use the built-in Calendar Read More
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Tip 638: Copy: [subject]

posted Tuesday, July 07, 2009 11:35 AM by outlooktips
If you are seeing Copy: [subject] on appointments you copy between calendars and wonder why it’s happening, it’s a new feature of Outlook 2007 SP2. All meetings copied from other calendars are now identified as copies. The release notes for SP2 say Copy: Read More
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Tip 637: Password Protecting Folders Part 2

posted Wednesday, July 01, 2009 10:25 PM by outlooktips
After yesterday’s tip on password protecting folders within a pst, an Outlook MVP in Germany reminded me of a utility that can password folders. It’s in German but it’s free… if you want to try LockOutlook, you can get it at http://www.add-in-world.com/katalog/ol-lockoutlook/ Read More
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