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Tip 777: August Outlook Updates

posted Thursday, September 02, 2010 7:48 PM by outlooktips
Earlier this week, Microsoft released hotfixes for both Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2010. The Outlook 2007 hotfix  fixes word wrapping in calendar print outs, which was broken by the July update, however, this update does not restore the end times to Read More
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Tip 776: Upgrading only Outlook 2010

posted Wednesday, September 01, 2010 6:14 PM by outlooktips
We see a lot of users who decide to upgrade only Outlook, not the full office suite. While this is the least expensive method, those who do this often discover the features they upgraded to get are available only when they install the Office suite.  Read More
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Tip 775: OL2010: Select account before sending

posted Monday, August 30, 2010 1:11 AM by outlooktips
Some Outlook 2010 users are having ‘issues’ with Outlook's new 'default' account behavior when multiple accounts are delivered to different data files. Outlook uses the email address assigned to the data file you are currently working in as the default Read More
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Tip 774: Rules in Error

posted Tuesday, August 24, 2010 11:14 PM by outlooktips
Many Outlook 2007 and 2010 users have discovered when setting up a rule that replies with a template that it returns a “rules in error” message. The problem? Using HTML message format for the template. Use plain text format when you create the template Read More
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Tip 773: Accounts & Signatures

posted Wednesday, August 18, 2010 11:13 PM by outlooktips
When you use Outlook 2003 with Word as your editor or Outlook 2007 / 2010, you can assign a signature to each account and Outlook will use the correct signature when you change accounts. In Tools, Options, Mail format tab, Signatures (Outlook 2003/2007) Read More
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Tip 772: Open *.eml in Outlook

posted Tuesday, August 17, 2010 12:20 AM by outlooktips
A popular request is the ability to open Outlook Express  &  Live Mail’s *.eml files in Outlook.  If you have Outlook 2010, it supports opening *.eml files. If you use Outlook 2007, you can open them if you have either a hotfix or SP2 Read More
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Tip 771: Home & Student Buyers Beware

posted Thursday, August 12, 2010 12:18 AM by outlooktips
From the “Stupid things Marketing thinks up” file: In response to a user who couldn’t understand why Outlook wasn’t working, someone from Microsoft Support had this to say "When we install Office Home and Student 2010, Office 2010 Professional will also Read More
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Tip 770: Outlook 2010 & Blackberry

posted Wednesday, August 11, 2010 12:16 AM by outlooktips
The new BlackBerry Desktop Manager is now available. It works with all 32-bit versions of Outlook, including Outlook 2010. It will not work with 64-bit Outlook 2010. Users who choose Outlook 2010 64-bit can expect an update early next year. Download Read More
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Tip 769: Crash on Reply or Forward

posted Tuesday, August 10, 2010 12:15 AM by outlooktips
I’ve heard a lot of complaints about Outlook 2010 crashing on a reply or forward. This is caused by not having a folder set as the default delivery location for the account. With Outlook closed, go to Control panel, Mail and select Show Profiles. Select Read More
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Tip 768: OL2007: Line Wrap in Calendar Printout

posted Monday, August 02, 2010 3:27 PM by outlooktips
In older versions of Outlook, users could print a monthly calendar and long subjects wrapped to multiple lines.  This was broken in Outlook 2007 – if you wanted the subject to wrap, you needed to use the Calendar Printing Assistant. Following a Read More
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