This week, the following Quick Tips were posted at HowTo-Outlook’s Q&A blog MSOutlook.info;
Outlook Hotmail Connector and HTTPS support
Single account with 2 different SMTP servers
Quick Tip Highlights;
Old appointments get deleted automatically
Increase maximum size pst-files
Cannot Edit Send/Receive Settings
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The following hotfixes have been released for Outlook 2010;
Hotfix KB2540106 for Outlook 2010
This hotfix contains 12 fixes. Most notable fixes are;
View: Full list of fixes and download information for KB2540106
Hotfix KB2547227 for Outlook 2010
This hotfix contains 2 fixes;
View: Full list of fixes and download information for KB2547227
Obtaining the hotfixes
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 each 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?
This week, the following Quick Tips were posted at HowTo-Outlook’s Q&A blog MSOutlook.info;
Quickly open folders via Quick Steps
Messages not being removed from server
Quick Tip Highlights;
The Outlook To-Do Bar is too cluttered
Reduce picture attachment size
Adding personal Stationery
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This week, the following Quick Tips were posted at HowTo-Outlook’s Q&A blog MSOutlook.info;
Default template for Outlook items sent to OneNote
Calendar entries are duplicating
Quick Tip Highlights;
Duplicate Sent Items when using Gmail
Creating distribution list from email recipients
Account selection via keyboard shortcuts
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The Outlook Hotmail Connector got updated to version 14.2
Checking the about box will reveal the version number 14.0.5139.5001.
The forced upgrade to this version has already started. When you (re)start Outlook and access your Hotmail account you’ll be prompted to upgrade. If this fails, uninstall the current version of the Outlook Connector via Control Panel and download the correct version for your system from the link below and install it.
Download: Outlook Hotmail Connector 32-bit
Download: Outlook Hotmail Connector 64-bit
View: Release information on the Outlook Team Blog
Note: The 64-bit version of the Outlook Hotmail Connector is only needed when you use a 64-bit version of Outlook 2010.
Last month’s update for Office 2007 which led to printing issues and got revoked, now has been fixed and rereleased.
While the initial Hotfix for this issue required requesting the hotfix and manual installation, the fixed update is being offered directly via Microsoft Update. If you still had the original release of this update installed, it will be offered as well so there is no need to uninstall it anymore first.
To manually install this update, use the download link below.
Download: Update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 (KB2509470)
Outlook’s Status Bar can show how many items you have in a specific folder and also how many of those items are unread. However, a much requested feature is also have it reveal how many items have been selected.
Unlike File Explorer, Outlook doesn’t hold this option. The closest Outlook has to offer is a workaround where you press ENTER “pretending” to open all these selected items at once. In this case Outlook will warn you about how many items you are trying to open and offers you to cancel the action.
More about this workaround can be found in the MSOutlook.info Quick Tip; Count selected items
In that tip I also mention that whipping up some VBA code for it is not that hard to do. Using a VBA method to count your selected items might be preferred over the mentioned workaround as it won’t have the risk of (accidentally) actually opening all the selected items at once and cause Outlook to hang.
In this guide I’ll provide you with this code and instructions on how to implement it.
This week, the following Quick Tips were posted at HowTo-Outlook’s Q&A blog MSOutlook.info;
Automatic spell check and AutoCorrect not working
Reply/Reply to all with original attachments
Quick Tip Highlights;
Week numbers are wrong
Import/Export rules
AutoCorrect and formatting support
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This week, the following Quick Tips were posted at HowTo-Outlook’s Q&A blog MSOutlook.info;
Outlook 2010 and large ost-files
Uninstalling Outlook or Office updates
Quick Tip Highlights;
Backup Add-in and Outlook 2010
Using AND and OR operators with filtering and searching
Scan to email doesn’t add signature
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The following updates and hotfixes have been released for Outlook 2007 and 2010;
Hotfix KB2512788 for Outlook 2007
This hotfix contains 10 fixes for specific issues. Most notable fixes are;
View: Full list of fixes and download information for KB2512788
Hotfix KB2516474 for Outlook 2010
This hotfix contains 10 fixes for specific issues. Most notable fixes are;
View: Full list of fixes and download information for KB2516474
Hotfix KB2516488 for Outlook 2010
This hotfix solves an issue with a policy setting regarding upgrading of Windows Search when the latest version of Windows Search is not installed.
View: Full list of fixes and download information for KB2516488
Obtaining the hotfixes
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 each 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?
