AutoArchive notes
We explain what’s really going on with AutoArchive and why you might not want to use it at all. Yesterday, Kara Monroe gave a great summary of Outlook’s AutoArchive feature, which is an automatic way to move older messages and items to a separate Outlook PST file. Now it’s my duty to explain what’s really […]
Outlook’s AutoArchive
If and how to use Outlook’s AutoArchive feature – by Kara Monroe. STORING OLD EMAIL WITH AUTOARCHIVE AND OTHER OPTIONS by Kara Monroe Chances are if you’ve used Microsoft Outlook for any period of time, you’ve been prompted to AutoArchive your old items. AutoArchive is a tool that backs up older email to your hard […]
Replying and Forwarding tricks and traps in Outlook
You hit Reply to answer a messages you received – simple right? Reply and Forward have hidden depths and tricks you should know. As often happens with Outlook and Office usual there is more that is worth knowing about, even in this simple email feature. There are options to “Reply” and “Reply to All” plus […]
Critical Outlook patch has potential problems
Before installing the January 2007 critical patch for Outlook there are some problems. The January 2007 security patch for Outlook 2003, Outlook 2002 (XP) and Outlook 2000 deals with three different problems with Outlook – one of which is very serious. But one of the fixes in the 9 January 2007 updates is just to […]
Do you need to print messages at all?
Alternatives to printing out email messages. I know this will seem like heresy to some readers (we’re fully prepared for the emails from angry readers) but do you need to print out that email at all? Certainly there’s a place for printing out a long message so you can read it at your leisure, but in […]
Clever Outlook Contacts
The latest ebook from Office Watch. Our latest ‘Quickie’ ebook will be published in the next few days – it’s a companion to our popular Organizing Outlook Email – this time we’re looking at the Contacts feature in Outlook. http://shop.office-watch.com/coc/ Clever Outlook Contacts goes beyond just entering a few phone numbers and emails – there’s […]
Windows Desktop Search v3 released
Microsoft entry in the desktop search arena reached v3 – which is important for anyone using Outlook 2007 Windows Desktop Search v3 is out now and can be downloaded from here. This is Microsoft’s rival to things like Google Desktop Search. WDS v3 is a virtually essential part of Outlook 2007 even though it’s a […]
Outlook folders on Quick Launch toolbar
How to add Quick Launch icons for specific folders in Outlook. Getting quickly to the Outlook folder you want can be a little easier if you use the Windows XP Quick Launch toolbar. Any Outlook folder can be dragged onto the Quick Launch toolbar for fast access. If you don’t already, expose the Quick Launch […]
Google Apps for domains
Google has expanded their Gmail service into a new area – Google Apps for domains. This might sound very complex and for business but it is neither. Google’s service lets you manage the email accounts for an entire domain – not just a single address. This gives you many options not available for a single […]
A “must have” update for all emailers
A new security threat known as the VML vulnerability has just been patched by Microsoft. As we’ve mentioned in Office Watch, a new security threat known as the VML vulnerability has just been patched by Microsoft. This is important because there’s a possibility of email messages taking advantage of this security gap in Windows. Just […]
Exchange Server for free
If you like the idea of having all your Outlook data accessible in a variety of ways (as we described in the last section) then you might want to try this free service. If you like the idea of having all your Outlook data accessible in a variety of ways (as we described in the […]
How to reduce the size of a photo for email
There are many ways to reduce the file size of an image. Many of you will have compression options already installed on your computer as part of Microsoft Outlook or Office. There are many ways to reduce the file size of an image. Many of you will have compression options already installed on your computer […]
Reducing the size of email attachments
How can you email a file that’s too big to be sent even after its been compressed. I think most people know they can squeeze the size of a file using a tool like WinZIP winzip.com, WinRAR rarlabs.com (our personal choice) or many other similar file compressors. Both those products and many others have options […]
Windows Live Mapping in Outlook
Windows Live Local is Microsoft’s answer to Google Earth and there’s a free add-in to connect Outlook to the service for maps and directions. Windows Live Local is Microsoft’s answer to Google Earth – an online mapping service available from http://local.live.com/ and there’s a free plug-in to let you integrate your appointments with the online […]
Is Microsoft filtering Office Watch email?
Many readers have asked if Microsoft is trying to stop Office Watch being read! We’d prefer to think not. IS MICROSOFT FILTERING OFFICE WATCH EMAIL? Many readers have asked if Microsoft is trying to stop Office Watch being read! They’ve noticed that our newsletters are sometimes caught in the Outlook 2003 spam filter, especially when […]
Outlook with split personalities
How to setup Outlook to operate for different people on the one machine. OUTLOOK WITH SPLIT PERSONALITIES A mention in a recent issue of our Email Essentials newsletter prompted some questions about how to setup Outlook to operate for different people on the one machine. Starting in this issue we’ll explain the different ways you […]
