This week, the following Quick Tips were posted at HowTo-Outlook’s Q&A blog MSOutlook.info;
Keep copy of draft as template
Navigation Pane font settings
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Reduce picture attachment size
Save Sent Items in owner’s mailbox
Outlook 2010: 32-bit or 64-bit?
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With all the big changes at the top of your screen, you might not have noticed yet all the big little changes at the bottom of your screen. The Status Bar got a major functional overhaul in Outlook 2010 which can help you with everyday tasks.
I’ve done a guest post for the MSDN MVP Blog about the Status Bar changes in Outlook 2010.
View: MVPs for Office and SharePoint 2010: Status Bar Changes in Outlook 2010
A new hotfix has been released for Outlook 2003.
KB2445403
This hotfix contains 1 fix addressing an issue which may cause Outlook 2003 to crash with certain add-ins after installing the MS10-064 security update from September (KB2293428).
View: Full hotfix details and download information for KB2445403
Obtaining the hotfixes
Since hotfixes are not regular updates, you won’t be offered them 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 the described issues, it is recommended to wait for the next Service Pack or regular Rollup Update which will most likely contain the fixes as well.
This week, the following Quick Tips were posted at HowTo-Outlook’s Q&A blog MSOutlook.info;
The mail profile was created with a newer version of Outlook
Printouts getting cut off on the side
Quick Tip Highlights;
Fixing Instant Search
No Mail icon in Control Panel
Do not always ask before opening
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While Outlook holds several exporting options for messages, it does not have an option to export a list of folder names. A common workaround suggested is to use screenshots instead. This (an image) is often not a very practical output format.
Even though several screenshot applications also have text recognition and can export the contents to a text file, it usually still is cumbersome. While the end-result will improve, it often isn’t very workable when you have long folder names or a deep rooted system as the names might get truncated in the windows you are taking a screenshot of.
A much more direct solution would be to use a script to generate the txt-file by querying Outlook for the folder names itself. This guide provides 2 methods to do that; via a VBScript file that can run outside of Outlook (quickest method) and by using a macro.
A new hotfix has been released for Outlook 2010.
KB2405793
This hotfix contains 11 fixes. Most notable fixes are;
View: Full list of fixes and download information for KB2405793
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.
New Hotfixes have been released for Outlook 2007.
KB2412273
This hotfix contains 15 fixes. Most notable fixes are;
View: Full list of fixes and download information for KB2412273
KB2436196
This hotfix solves an issue where an memory leak may occur when previewing RTF messages or calendar items.
View: Full hotfix details and download information for KB2436196
KB2436194
This hotfix solves an issue for embedded images not showing in a message when you are using a Proxy Server that uses Basic Authentication.
View: Full hotfix details and download information for KB2436194
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.
The BETA of Office 2010 will expire on 31 October. After this date, the suite will turn into reduced functionality mode.
Reduced functionality mode is a state of the Office suite in which you basically can only view existing data or documents but not create new ones. For Outlook this means that you can still read all your mails and export it but creating and sending new messages will not be possible.
If you are still using the BETA, then you can either uninstall it and go back to your previous version of Office, install a trial version of the released version of Office 2010 or purchase it.
For upgrade instructions see; Upgrading to Outlook 2010
For downgrade instructions see; Downgrading Outlook and backwards compatibility
This week, the following Quick Tips were posted at HowTo-Outlook’s Q&A blog MSOutlook.info;
Backing up the Address Book
AutoComplete addresses lost in Outlook 2010
Quick Tip Highlights;
Suppressing mail alerts in meetings and presentations
View Color categories in Outlook 2003
Flag for recipient
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This week, the following Quick Tips were posted at HowTo-Outlook’s Q&A blog MSOutlook.info;
Synchronizing signatures between computers
Remove Outlook search results from Start Menu
Quick Tip Highlights;
Change default length of an appointment
Filling the AutoSuggest cache
Windows 7 and Hide When Minimized
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