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 which […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sending a Christmas email
It’s too late for Christmas cards but not too late for a simple Xmas Email. We’re the first to admit that sending a Christmas email isn’t the most traditional method but it can be done with good cheer and grace. Here’s just one example from a friend and some tips from the writer and designer […]
Easy invitations in Outlook
How to easily make appointments with other people using Outlook. Outlook has some great features for making appointments and sharing those details with others. The main features can be used by anyone to setup dinner, movies or any personal event. Outlook lets you create an appointment in your calendar then email the details to other […]
Outlook 2010 – early impressions
The most noticeable changes in Office 2010 are in Outlook and, sad to say, they aren’t all for the best. Some early notes and first impressions based on the most recent beta release of Outlook 2010. The most noticeable changes in Office are in Outlook 2010 and, sad to say, they aren’t all for the […]
How NASA Runs Microsoft Outlook From Space — and Why It Works
When the Space Shuttle Atlantis orbits Earth, its crew checks email using something you probably have on your own desk right now: Microsoft Outlook. NASA runs a stripped-down version of Outlook 2003 on standard laptops in orbit, powered by Exchange Server, but with a twist that no office on Earth would recognize. Instead of a […]
Clever Outlook Contacts on Kindle
Our popular Outlook guide is now available for Kindle device and Windows software. We’re delighted to announce the release of our Clever Outlook Contacts book on Amazon for worldwide distribution on your PC or Kindle device. It’s the same ebook as we’ve sold to thousands of people over the years, complete with full color images […]
Outlook support spam
A ‘support’ message you should definitely ignore. Going the rounds at the moment is a fake support message with an infected attachment. The only thing you should do with such a message is DELETE IT since Outlook’s own protection doesn’t catch it. Microsoft never distributes updates or patches via email and you should only download […]
Separate FROM addresses in Outlook
How Outlook manages different FROM addresses. John L has done a great job merging all his email accounts into a single Gmail storage but still has a problem: ” A puzzling Outlook-Gmail question: With the newly added SMTP functionality to Gmail, I can now use the Gmail website to consolidate all my accounts, so now […]
Outlook Notes sync to iTouch / iPhone now available
You can now sync your Outlook notes to iTouch or iPhone. You can now sync your Outlook notes to iTouch or iPhone Sometime recently Apple sneaked in the ability to synchronize your Outlook Notes folder with your iPod Touch (aka iTouch) or iPhone. When this happened we’re not entirely sure. Apple’s list of ‘What’s New’ in […]
iPod Nano’s alarm
The 5th Gen Nano has an alarm feature that’s useful for sleepy travellers. The new iPod Nano has an effective little alarm clock. In the iPod Nano 5th generation models is a little speaker, which means the Alarm feature will work even if you don’t have earphones or speakers plugged in. Go to Extras | […]
Outlook to iTunes problems
Linking your iPod to Outlook is possible but not always. One thing that Apple’s iPod range can do, at least in theory, is copy your latest Contact and Calendar information from Outlook to your portable device. This is a handy way to find a phone number or remember appointment details using the same source that […]
An email renovation project
How to renovate your email to make it better, faster and generally gorgeous. Following on from Ray’s message about sharing an email account, we have some suggestions for a better way to share email and generally renovate your all important email access. Ray has found a system that works for him and it’s typical of […]
Sharing email accounts in Outlook
One readers solution to sharing email accounts across several copies of Outlook. Office Watch reader, Ray T tells us how he manages to run Outlook on several computers working from the same email account plus some problems in doing that. This is the first part, in a follow up article we have some suggestions on […]