Peek inside the PST
Microsoft releases programmer tools to look at the Outlook PST data file.Microsoft has released two tools for developers to read Outlook PST files without needing Outlook to run or even be present on that computer. PST Data Structure View The .pst Data Structure View Tool is program to browse the internal data structures of .pst […]
Suggested Contacts in Outlook 2010
What the new Suggested Contacts folder does – and does not do. One of the new features introduced in MS Outlook 2010 is Suggested Contacts folder. It will appear in your folder list when you install Office 2010 with no immediate explanation of what it is or what it does. Once the email setting is […]
Delaying email in Outlook
How to write an email now and send it later. For many versions of Outlook you’ve been able to write an email now but delay sending it until a later time. Like many things with Outlook, there are several catches to the supposedly simple feature. Why delay sending a message? One example is a birthday […]
Outlook Connector update bug
If the update for Outlook connector 14 to Hotmail breaks down, there’s a fix. Microsoft released a mandatory upgrade to its Outlook Connector 14 software which endlessly cycles through the “You must upgrade…” message. It seems to affect Vista and Windows 7 users leaving XP systems alone. The upgrade was offered automatically via Microsoft Update […]
64-bit Office – is it worth the trouble?
So much for the difficulties of 64-bit Office 2010 – is it worth it? Last week we had a lot of coverage on Office 2010 64-bit edition, the compatibility issues and special installation requirements. If you don’t think you’ll have any compatibility problems, is it worth the trouble? That’s the big question – certainly 64-bit software […]
Outlook 2010 – calendar preview of appointments
Another little change in Outlook 2010 is the way an incoming appointment request is displayed. Outlook has a great feature where people can email an appointment to you and you can respond with the details automatically added to your calendar. In Outlook 2007 you see the details of the appointment plus a small text warning […]
Outlook 2010 – Save As Picture
A long desired feature finally appears in Outlook 2010. Sometimes it’s not the ‘headline’ features in new software that really appeal – it’s the small changes that make a big difference. The downside of these innovations is that you wonder why Microsoft took so long to make a simple change. For years people have wanted […]
Outlook spam filter update
March update to your Outlook junk email filter. Just a reminder that Microsoft now updates the spam filter in Outlook 2007 more often, with the latest released on 9 March 2010. You can download it from Microsoft or it may arrive via Windows/Microsoft Update. The update should help Outlook better tell the difference between spam […]
Mass Emailing of Report Links, Part 1
Access Archon #170 Introduction Several earlier Access Archon articles have dealt with various aspects of mass emailings. In Access Archon #106 I described how to send mass emailings from an Access table, in Access Archon #135 I described how to send reports as attachments for a mass emailing, and in Access Archon #148 I described […]
Exporting an Appointment from Access to Outlook
How to export information from a current record of an Access form to make a new Outlook appointment. Q: Martin Wichmand writes: “In my planner I have a Subject, Startdate, StartTime and Endtime. Normally I import those to Outlook via the slow and manual way. But I wonder if it is possible to send those […]
Finding Outlook mail messages from a specific sender
How to find Outlook mail messages from a specific sender. Q: Ray in New Zealand writes: “I’m trying to link my Access db (Accommodation) to Outlook. I receive accommodation bookings from guests and would like to be able to click on a button on the guest data form which will take me to the emails […]
Exporting Access Contacts to a Outlook Public Folder
How to export contacts from an Access table to an Outlook folder. Q: Farouk Dawood has written code to export contacts from an Access table to an Outlook folder, using the CreateItem(olContactItem) syntax, but it isn’t working – the new contacts are being created in the default local Contacts folder instead. What is the syntax […]
Sending Outlook Attachments
Q: Sanjay Singal wants to know how to send an attachment generated from Access data in an Outlook email message. A: Access Archon #148 deals with this topic (creating and mailing attachments in an email message). In this sample database, the values of various email message fields are picked up from a form. See Also […]
Synchronizing Access and Outlook
How to synchronize Access and Outlook – a more advanced lesson. Q: Jim Brooking writes that he is trying to use my Code Sample #49 for synchronizing Access and Outlook contacts, but it doesn’t do all that he wants, in particular two-way synchronizing. A: My Code Sample #49 dates from about 10 years ago, when […]
Making Outlook ‘Office Watch’ friendly
How to ensure Access Watch isn’t mistakenly marked as spam in Outlook. Sometimes Office Watch newsletters end up in the Junk Email folder, it might seem like a conspiracy by Microsoft but it’s probably not. You can tweak the Outlook spam filter to ensure Access Watch isn’t mistakenly marked as spam — but it’s not […]
Exporting Table Information to an Outlook Calender
Here’s a simple procedure for exporting information from a table to an Outlook calendar. Q:Elizabeth Moeck wants to know if class name and date information stored in an Access table can be exported to an Outlook calendar A:Here is a simple procedure that does this: Dim dbs As Database Dim rst As Recordset Dim appOutlook […]
