This week, the following Quick Tips were posted at HowTo-Outlook’s Q&A blog MSOutlook.info;
Out of Office Assistant not replying
Change language of calendar (days and months)
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Client-side and server-side rules
Windows 7 and Hide When Minimized
Using AND and OR operators with filtering and searching
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When an end-user starts Outlook for the first time in a managed environment, he or she usually expects that Outlook is fully configured already and simply opens to the Inbox. Being a good administrator, you obviously want to create this experience for your users as well.
AutoDiscover in Exchange 2007 and later together with Auto Account Setup (or AutoConfigure) in Outlook 2007 and later alleviates some of this pain already by presenting the user with dialogs for which they only have to click Next and Finish or prompt them to supply commonly known information such as their email address and password. Outlook then figures out the technical configuration itself and has the user quickly up and running.
As this still requires end-user interaction, which could lead to confusion or errors, you can take this a step further by deploying Outlook mail profile settings. The Office installation offers various options for this.
Continue reading: Deploy Outlook mail profile settings via GPO or script
This week, the following Quick Tips were posted at HowTo-Outlook’s Q&A blog MSOutlook.info;
You may have been BCCed warning
Internet images not being downloaded in emails
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Highlight mail coming from a specific domain
Classic Toolbars and Menus in Outlook 2010
Showing icons in To-Do List
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The Exchange Team has completely reviewed and revalidated the Rollup 4 update for Exchange 2010 SP1 and has released an updated version for it. This release includes a fix for the SP1RU4 issue described in KB2581545.
If you already installed interim update KB2581545, then there is no direct need to install this updated release. If you do wish to do so, you must first remove this interim update before applying SP1RU4v2.
If you have not installed the interim update yet but do have SP1RU4 applied to your Exchange 2010 servers, you can directly install the v2 release without uninstalling the v1 release.
SP1RU5 is still on schedule to be released in August.
Download: Update Rollup 4 for Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 1
View: Description of Update Rollup 4 for Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 1
View: An Update on Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Rollup Update 4 (background Q&A)
This week, the following Quick Tips were posted at HowTo-Outlook’s Q&A blog MSOutlook.info;
New mail alert for delegate mailboxes
Brighten up your OOF for the holidays
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Send Word document as email body
Reduce picture attachment size
Inserting hyperlink shows {HYPERLINK}
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This week, the following Quick Tips were posted at HowTo-Outlook’s Q&A blog MSOutlook.info;
Download older messages from Gmail via POP3
Receiving new mail alerts when Outlook is closed
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Blocked Senders size limit
Password Exchange account not remembered
Today’s Unread Mail folder
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Hotfix KB2544027 was basically a SP1 remake of hotfix KB2540106 but was pulled afterwards as it could cause Outlook to crash under certain conditions. A fixed version has now been re-released which includes even more fixes for other issues as well; 31 in total!
Most notable fixes are;
View: Full list of fixes and download information for KB2544027
Obtaining the hotfix
Since these are hotfixes and not regular updates, you won’t be offered this update via Microsoft Update but will have to request it. You can do this at the information page of the hotfix.
If you are not (seriously) effected by any of these issues, it is recommended to wait for the next Service Pack or regular Rollup Update which will most likely contain all these fixes as well.
For more information about hotfixes see; What are Hotfixes?
In addition to the previously released Service Pack 1 for Office 2010, SP1 for Business Contact Manager 2010 has now also been released.
No details about improvements and changes have been made available other than that it includes previously public updates but also previously unreleased fixes and improvements.
Download: Service Pack 1 for BCM 2010 (KB2553006) 32-bit Edition
Download: Service Pack 1 for BCM 2010 (KB2553006) 64-bit Edition
View: Description of Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2010 SP1 (KB2553006)
Exchange 2010 SP1 Rollup 4 has been removed from the Download Center due to an issue where messages from subfolders could get deleted when a parent folder is copied or moved within Outlook. Recovery would still be possible via the “Recoverable Items” folder (Dumpster).
If you have it already installed, you can uninstall it or contact Microsoft Customer Support and request interim update KB2581545 (KB article will be published later). It appears a fixed version of SP1 RU4 won’t be released and instead will be directly superseded by SP1 RU5 scheduled for August.
This week, the following Quick Tips were posted at HowTo-Outlook’s Q&A blog MSOutlook.info;
Print multiple notes or short emails on a single page
Prevent sending out meeting request updates
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Do not print Tracking Receipts (change in behavior for Outlook 2010 SP1!)
Send button unavailable for attached draft messages
Save Sent Items in owner’s mailbox
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