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
When Outlook says you’ve replied to an email – have you really replied? Ron C from ‘the mother country’ has a good point: If I start to compose a reply in OL2003 and then save it in the drafts folder, Outlook decides that I’ve actually replied and marks the email
About those messages from MySpace users. One of the more recent phishing campaigns impersonates the Myspace web site. If you see messages with a subject like: “New message from [name] on MySpace … “ it is trying to trick you into clicking on the link. The messages have nothing to
Survey shows those stock tip emails actually work. One of the more common uses of spam is to promote a particular stock in an effort to boost the price via these false disclosures. This trick was especially popular during the Internet stock boom when people were eager to get in
Spam has several meanings. The producer of the canned pork product Spam has lost a bid to stop companies using the word ‘Spam’ as a nickname for unwanted email. The name ‘Spam’ originally meant ‘Spiced Ham’ back in 1937 when Hormel Foods Corp. started the product. In the 70’s Spam
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 has expanded their Gmail service into a new area – Google Apps for domains. This might sound very
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
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
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
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
There’s a new phishing scam running around targeting Gmail users (Google’s email service). It had to happen I suppose, Websense are reporting that there’s a new phishing scam running around targeting Gmail users (Google’s email service). The email poses as a $500 prize as part of the fictitious ‘Gmail Games’.
It had to happen I suppose, but Websense are reporting that there’s a new phishing scam running around targeting Gmail users (Google’s email service). It had to happen I suppose, but Websense are reporting that there’s a new phishing scam running around targeting Gmail users (Google’s email service). The email
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
One issue when sending a file attachment is the connection speed used by the receiver. For receivers with a broadband connection this isn’t usually an issue but we’ve had many emails from dial-up customers asking that their needs be considered. One issue to consider when sending a file attachment is the
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
How big an email is too big and what do those bounce messages mean? Most email messages are small, at least when there’s just text. Even a long HTML formatted message with no images or attachments is rarely more than 200kb – which is tiny by today’s standards. Add an
If you want to see the latest developments in the world of email you only have to look at Google’s free Gmail service. Their teams of developers are rolling all sorts of interesting things. If you want to see the latest developments in the world of email you only have
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
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
Notes is a small but useful feature in Microsoft Outlook that can help you to organize all of your electronic notes and clippings. NOTES IN OUTLOOK AND MORE You will often come across information that you want to save for a future reference but don’t have any logical place to
How to switch the Outlook Bar and Folder list in Outlook or Outlook Express. Outlook and Outlook Express both have (depending on the version) an Outlook Bar and a folder list. The Outlook Bar has larger icons against a dark background while the folder list is the more familiar ‘tree’
Whilst the next version of Outlook won’t be out until the second half of 2006 – we’re having ‘fun’ trying out the latest version in its beta format. That’s if you include software crashes, lost documents and hunting for features in your definition of ‘fun’. One thing we did like
Phil Young looks at how to print out an address list based on your Contacts in Outlook 2003. PRINTING AN OUTLOOK ADDRESS/PHONE LIST DIRECTORY Here’s a tip from Phil Young, one of the Office Watch team. Phil had to print out an address book only last night, he worked out
We look at the Outlook 2003 SP2 anti-phishing feature to uncover what’s going on, how the feature works and how effective it is. There’s a lot of talk about Outlook 2003 SP2 and the only new feature in Service Pack 2 – an anti-phishing feature. There’s plenty of talk but
