This week, the following Quick Tips were posted at HowTo-Outlook’s Q&A blog MSOutlook.info;
Outlook 2010: 32-bit or 64-bit?
Allow Outlook to make changes to this computer?
Move the ost-file
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Shrink pst-file
Enlarge font in Reading Pane
Highlight important text
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This week, the following Quick Tips were posted at HowTo-Outlook’s Q&A blog MSOutlook.info;
Saving pst-files on external USB-drive
Quickly return to last open window in Windows 7
Reminders for archives and additional pst-files
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Edit custom dictionary
Attaching a file locks up Outlook
Sending mail rejected and returned
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A new version of OutlookTools has been released. OutlookTools 2.3 has been updated to comply with the changes in Outlook 2010. It is still compatible with previous versions of Outlook as well of course.
OutlookTools is a support and advanced settings tool for Microsoft Office Outlook created by HowTo-Outlook. It gives you easy access to Outlook settings and data folders and allows you to change settings that are normally only possible through the registry.
Main Program Features
Development for OutlookTools 3.0 is well underway as well, introducing lots of new features.
OutlookTools is free to use, but you can support its development by making a donation.
Download: OutlookTools 2.3
If you are an MSDN or TechNet subscriber, you can now also download the RTM release of Business Contact Manager (BCM) 2010. The download is available in both in the 64-bit and 32-bit edition and in many languages.
In addition, the database tool for BCM 2010 has been released as well. With this tool you can run the database of BCM on a remote server, share data and backup and restore the database.
BCM 2010 is bundled with the Office Standard 2010 and Office Profession Plus 2010 Suites.
If you are a football/soccer fan, you are probably looking forward to the upcoming Word Cup in South Africa.
To make sure you don’t forget about any of the games (time zones can be an annoying thing) Outlook MVP Marcelo Thalenberg has created a web calendar with all the matches. This web calendar can be connected directly to Outlook 2007 and 2010 so that you will receive updates as well. Previous versions of Outlook can import the ics-file.
Any other calendaring application which supports the webcal/ics format can be used as well.
Download: English FIFA World Cup 2010 schedule
Download: Spanish FIFA World Cup 2010 schedule
On June 15, Microsoft Munich/Unterschließheim (Germany) will be hosting the “Office (VSTO) Community Day”.
The topics discussed are focusing on development for SharePoint and Office such as;
Admission is free and speakers include both Microsoft developers and MVPs. So if you live/are in the neighborhood, and are an Office developer, don’t forget to signup as space is limited.
This week, the following Quick Tips were posted at HowTo-Outlook’s Q&A blog MSOutlook.info;
Creating an ANSI pst-file in Outlook 2010
Replies do not show picture in signature
Do not print Tracking Receipts
Quick Tip Highlights;
Opening eml-files with Outlook
Tasks show up multiple times
Windows 7 and Outlook
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When you create a Quick Step in Outlook 2010 which contains an address, it could be that the Quick Step cannot be saved (Finish/Save button doesn’t respond) or your address list shows empty when trying to select an address from the Address Book.
This issue is caused because Outlook opens the Windows Address Book instead of Outlook’s own Address Book when you select or try to resolve a typed address.
If you have an Exchange account added to your mail profile, you won’t be affected by this bug.
If you only have a POP3, IMAP or Hotmail Connector account you and you want to create a Quick Step containing an email address you can use the following workaround. Continue reading: Quick Steps not saving or not showing addresses
The Business Contact Manager Team has announced on their Team Blog that Business Contact Manager 2010 has reached the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) status.
It is directly available via Volume Licensing and will soon be added to MSDN and TechNet as well.
I’ve updated the “Setting Outlook Group Policies” guide to include information for Office 2010.
Group Policies allow you to enforce settings on a specific or a group of users or computers. This is mainly to be used to change or limit the default behavior of Office applications in an Active Directory environment but can also be useful in some home environments.
The Setting Outlook Group Policies guide explains how you can set Group Policies for Outlook in these environments and which tools are needed for it.
