Windows Search 4
A new version of Microsoft’s indexing and search technology is now available. The Windows Search technology is one way to find documents and messages quickly. It’s essential to using the ‘instant’ search features in Outlook 2007 and Onenote 2007.A new version of Microsoft’s indexing and search technology is now available. Windows Search version 4 (WS4) […]
Removing attachments from your saved messages in Outlook
Here’s how to trim down your Outlook storage by removing attachments from messsages, without deleting the message itself. If you’re trying to reduce the size of your Outlook storage file, one option is to remove the attachments from older messages that you’ve sent as well as attachments from messages that you’ve received. It’s likely that […]
Outlook 2007 update sneaks in the back door
An update for the iCalendar and IMAP features in Outlook 2007 was released yesterday. If you were listening very carefully yesterday, you may have heard a tiny noise … it was an update for Outlook 2007 sneaking in the back door with barely a word, let alone any announcement or fanfare. The update fixes two […]
NEO Pro 3.2 now available
From: Caelo Software We are very happy to announce that with new investors and a regrouped development team we worked hard the last several months to prepare the next version of NEO Pro. Release 3.2 has now been launched and is a free upgrade for all licensed NEO Pro 3.x users. Caelo Software is well […]
Your Deleted Items Safety Net
Why the Deleted Items folder is your friend There’s a feeling around for some people that they need to keep their Outlook ‘clean’ or ‘uncluttered’ with messages removed from the Inbox immediately and even the deleted items folder kept empty. While this sounds like a good idea, it’s really not necessary with modern software. There […]
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 […]
