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Replying to an email with modified attachments

posted Friday, June 16, 2006 1:38 PM by Allister_Frost
On a related subject to my previous post (Saving emails without Attachments) one other Microsoft Outlook attachment challenge I frequently come across is how best to respond to an email which asks me to review and make changes to an enclosed file. If Read More
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Saving emails without attachments

posted Friday, June 16, 2006 10:43 AM by Allister_Frost
Jeanie D asks: "Do you know of any method for saving an email without its attachment? Something simpler than my current work-around of Reply, address the reply to myself, send it, and save that "copy" (which loses the benefit of the "from" field)?" Saving Read More
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Stylish Printing from Outlook

posted Wednesday, June 14, 2006 4:44 PM by Allister_Frost
Are you one of those people who like to print out emails? Nothing wrong with that, of course, as long as you only print them out for good reasons and not because you're too bone-idle to read them from the screen! Here's how to get more out of printing Read More
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How to reduce the size of your Outlook Personal Folders

posted Wednesday, June 14, 2006 9:38 AM by Allister_Frost
If you use Personal Folders (.pst files) in Outlook, most of the time you simply add more stuff making them bigger. But if you delete items from a Personal Folder file to save storage space, you may not realise there are 2 very important things to do Read More
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Bringing websites into Outlook

posted Tuesday, June 13, 2006 6:35 AM by Allister_Frost
Did you know that you can change any folder in Outlook to display a web home page by default instead of its normal contents? For example you could change a mail folder to show a web page relating to a work project. The big downside of doing this is that Read More
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How to never miss a weekend party

posted Friday, June 09, 2006 1:30 PM by Allister_Frost
Eileen recently posted about the ALT+1, ALT+2 etc shortcuts you can use to change the number of days that your Outlook calendar shows. That's a neat shortcut. One of my favourite related tips is to head into Tools > Options and click Calendar Read More
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New Microsoft Application Transporter 2006 for Lotus Domino

posted Wednesday, June 07, 2006 9:40 AM by Allister_Frost
Just released and shipping now: brand new free tools to help customers transfer data from Lotus Notes applications to Windows SharePoint Services. The new tools comprise the Application Transporter a new Application Analyzer and improved Exchange-Lotus Read More
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Outlook Signatures - tips for the perfect sign-off

posted Tuesday, June 06, 2006 9:01 AM by Allister_Frost
Since the days of yore (whenever that was) Outlook has allowed you to add a signature at the end of each email message you compose. This saves you having to repeatedly type in your name, telephone number, vital statistics etc. But you may not have realised Read More
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Why Message Hygiene is a Hygiene Factor

posted Wednesday, May 31, 2006 11:00 AM by Allister_Frost
I was interviewed recently by an IT Industry Analyst who wanted to know how our new Exchange Hosted Services work. While preparing for the interview I realised how important it has become to protect yourself and others from email spam, viruses, phishing Read More
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Preventing Outlook Custom Forms

posted Wednesday, May 24, 2006 10:30 AM by Allister_Frost
Following yesterday's post about the power of custom forms for end-users I thought I should also point out a tip for administrators who may wish to prevent custom form creation within their organisation. To do this, go to the registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook Read More
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Prevent people from hitting Reply to All

posted Tuesday, May 23, 2006 3:08 PM by Allister_Frost
Windows Rights Management Services provide some great features that control and restrict the way that information moves around and between organisations. But if you haven't got this cool technology you can still disable the most abused feature in Read More
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Changing the folder where Outlook saves attachments

posted Monday, May 22, 2006 4:11 PM by Allister_Frost
I've lost track of the number of times I have saved an attachment in an email then forgotten where I put it. But help is at hand. You can change the default folder where Outlook saves attachments by editing the registry*. Fire up the registry editor Read More
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Discover stuff about your contacts (however it was done)

posted Friday, May 19, 2006 8:58 AM by Allister_Frost
Windows Desktop Search has made finding emails and documents much simpler but Outlook still has a few tricks up its sleeve. My very first post on this blog was about the rarely used Activities tab (that you see when you view details for one Read More
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Yet more on disabling CTRL+Enter in Outlook

posted Wednesday, May 03, 2006 9:05 AM by Allister_Frost
In tribute to the insightful but sadly anonymous comment on my recent blog entry about disabling the CTRL+Enter shortcut ("u have way too much time on your hands if things like this bother you"), here is yet another solution to this minor annoyance Read More
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An end to Outlook's Ctrl-Enter nuisance

posted Friday, April 28, 2006 10:43 AM by Allister_Frost
I've previously posted about Outlook's annoying Ctrl-Enter shortcut which instantly sends your email, even if you accidentally type Ctrl-Enter midway through composing your email. There are a number of workaround options including disabling the shortcut Read More
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