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August 2009 - Posts

Tip 652: Hyperlink Code

posted Monday, August 31, 2009 10:37 AM by outlooktips
Every now and again we get a question that goes like this: “I'm not sure what button combo I hit, but I can no longer type Web addresses or e-mails in Microsoft Outlook without it turning into a bunch of code. For example, www.msn.com automatically converts Read More
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Tip 651: Contact printing bug fix & more

posted Wednesday, August 26, 2009 12:25 AM by outlooktips
Back on June 17 I told you about a contact printing bug in Outlook 2007 SP2. I’m happy to report there is a hotfix available for it. The original problem: “Outlook 2007 SP2 has a Contacts printing bug – if you try to print a selection of Contacts in Read More
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Tip 650: HTML Graphical Quoting

posted Thursday, August 20, 2009 12:23 AM by outlooktips
Do you like to put your responses “inline” with the quoted text but don’t care for the solid blue line that is added to all HTML replies when you enable the option to use quote prefixes? (Found in Tools, Options, Email options). If you don’t want to Read More
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Tip 649: Always BCC

posted Tuesday, August 18, 2009 5:32 PM by outlooktips
If you would like to always BCC yourself, you need to either use VBA or a utility as Outlook’s rules can only CC an address.  See http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=72 for VBA code sample or http://www.slipstick.com/problems/replytoall.asp Read More
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Tip 648: Always use plain text

posted Monday, August 17, 2009 9:51 AM by outlooktips
If you don’t like HTML mail or stationery, you can force plain text as the formatting for all incoming email. In Outlook 2007, its in Tools, Trust Center, Email security. Outlook 2003 has it in Tools, Options, Email options.  Both Outlook 2007 and Read More
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Tip 647: Free/Busy Publishing

posted Tuesday, August 11, 2009 9:53 AM by outlooktips
A user had this problem: “We need to plan a meeting more than 2 months into the future but are unable to see others' calendars past September 30.  After that, everyone’s schedule shows up as "no information."  Is there is a way to change it Read More
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Tip 646: Remind Sounds, part 2

posted Friday, August 07, 2009 6:12 PM by outlooktips
My last tip told you how to change the reminder sound, but where do you find the sounds? Anywhere!  Windows includes some sounds at C:\Windows\Media and many programs install their own wav files. You can also download sound files from the Internet Read More
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Tip 645: Reminder Sounds

posted Wednesday, August 05, 2009 4:46 PM by outlooktips
Did you know you can set different reminder sounds for each appointment?  It’s easy, just click the sound button when setting the reminder and choose a different sound. Outlook 2007 doesn’t have the sound button – you need to click the expand arrow Read More
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Tip 644: Deleted Distribution List

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2009 4:45 PM by outlooktips
It’s easy to accidently delete a Distribution List - clicking the Delete button deletes it, not the selected members of the DL. To remove members from the DL, you need to click the Remove button. The deleted DL will be in Outlook’s Deleted items folder. Read More
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Tip 643: Color Categories and Shared Mailboxes

posted Monday, August 03, 2009 4:43 PM by outlooktips
A user working with shared calendars has a problem with color categories: she wants to color code appointments but she can’t add her categories to appointments on the shared calendars and she can’t add new categories to the shared calendars as all of Read More
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