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Opening Outlook in the folder you want

posted Thursday, June 08, 2006 8:17 AM by Allister_Frost
By default, Microsoft Outlook opens to the folder view you specify in the top setting in the Tools > Options > Other tab > Advanced Options... window. But you can also open Outlook to whichever folder you like by adding shortcuts to places like Read More
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Sending an email about a task

posted Tuesday, June 06, 2006 11:41 AM by Allister_Frost
Advanced users of Outlook make good use of Tasks to manage their day to day 'to do' list. As I work through my tasks I often find that I need to email someone about the task I'm working on. There's a natty shortcut in Outlook that can speed up this process. 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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Good blog entry: Working in Outlook 2007

posted Friday, June 02, 2006 1:21 PM by Allister_Frost
I enjoyed reading this post on Melissa Macbeth's blog. It's always interesting to learn how others cope with emails and Melissa, a program manager in the Microsoft Office team, has some useful tips on her blog that we can all learn from. While my Read More
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Put yourself on the map (part 2)

posted Wednesday, May 31, 2006 10:20 AM by Allister_Frost
Here's an even better way to create a custom map. With Windows Live Local you can quickly build a collection of pushpins (locations on the map) to share with your friends. Simply sign in to the Windows Live Local site, add your pushpins then click the Read More
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Create your own map page on MSN

posted Wednesday, May 31, 2006 10:03 AM by Allister_Frost
Click this link to see exactly where I work: Useful Technology Blog Map. You can create a custom webpage like this too just by searching for your address on MSN maps then editing the URL to include the text you'd like to appear over the map. That's a Read More
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Remember to contact a contact

posted Wednesday, May 31, 2006 7:31 AM by Allister_Frost
Here's another great use for follow-up flags in Outlook: If you need to remember to get in touch with a contact (maybe to find out if that cheque is still in the post!) you can set a follow-up flag to appear at a designated time. To do this just right Read More
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Are your reminders not firing?

posted Tuesday, May 30, 2006 8:05 PM by Allister_Frost
If your Outlook reminder service stops working, it may have become corrupted. There's a simple fix for this problem. Close Outlook then restart it by clicking Start > Run then type outlook.exe /cleanreminders in the Run box. This should fix any Read More
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Add a custom message flag to email

posted Tuesday, May 30, 2006 4:21 PM by Allister_Frost
You may know that you can add a flag to your outgoing email messages by clicking the Message Flag icon on the toolbar. Doing this will add a small flag that the recipient can see when they read the email and can also fire a reminder at a nominated time. 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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The 2007 Microsoft Office System - Beta 2 now free to download!

posted Wednesday, May 24, 2006 8:02 AM by Allister_Frost
The latest beta release of the next generation of business productivity tools is now available to try free of charge. Get it here: http://www.microsoft.com/uk/office/preview/default.mspx. Remember: this is beta software so it's not quite the finished Read More
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Not emptying your deleted items

posted Tuesday, May 23, 2006 5:30 PM by Allister_Frost
I'm one of those annoying tidy users of Outlook; everything has its place and I like to keep things neat and tidy. And sometimes seeing my deleted items folder full of stuff (i.e. shown in bold in the folder list) freaks me out so much that I found 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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Customising your font style in Outlook

posted Monday, May 22, 2006 11:00 AM by Allister_Frost
There are so many ways to customise the way you work in Outlook, but you can also change the way your emails look to add a few personal touches to your correspondence. One of the simplest ways is to change the default font style for emails you send. Read More
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