This week, the following Quick Tips were posted at HowTo-Outlook’s Q&A blog MSOutlook.info;
Searching for Outlook items from the Start Screen, Start Menu or Explorer
Starting Outlook as an Administrator on Windows 8
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Contact sorting order in Address Book
Sending meeting reminders to non-responders
Internet images not being downloaded in emails
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An updated version of Business Contact Manager (BCM) has been made available which introduces compatibility with Outlook 2013. This updated version also works with Outlook 2010.
Two updates have been released. One is a full installation of BCM in combination with Outlook 2010 or Outlook 2013 for when you are upgrading from BCM 2007 or do not have BCM installed at all. The other is a smaller update which is required when you already have BCM 2010 installed and wan to continue to use it with Outlook 2013. It also contains several fixes and improvements when using BCM with Outlook 2010 so updating is still recommended.
Download: Compatibility update for Business Contact Manager 2010 (update only)
Download: Business Contact Manager for Microsoft Outlook 2013 and Outlook 2010 (full)
Download: Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2013 Database Tool
Planning to upgrade to Outlook 2013? This guide contains a lot of preparation and other information to get yourself ready before you double click on that setup.exe file.
Aside from the preparation steps, this guide informs you about what to expect when you start Outlook 2013 for the first time after you upgraded and how to troubleshoot several issues you may encounter during or after the installation.
Furthermore, for those of you who need some transition time, you’ll find a Ribbon-Customization-file in this guide to make the Outlook interface look similar to the one found in Outlook 2007.
One thing in Windows 8 which is impossible to overlook is the new Start Screen and its support for displaying real-time application information on its “Live Tiles”. For instance, it could show your upcoming appointments on the Start Screen or Lock Screen.
Sadly, these “Live Tiles” only work for the new Modern Apps and not for the classic Desktop applications. Since Outlook is a classic Desktop application, it doesn’t offer support for these Live Tiles either. This even applies to Outlook 2013.
However, with a small workaround, you can still display live Mail, Calendar and Contact/People data on the Windows 8 Start Screen and Lock Screen while using Outlook as the source.
Thinking about upgrading your computer to Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 or are you using Outlook on a Windows 8 computer already? The process is quite streamlined and trouble free for most configurations, especially when upgrading from Windows 7, but there are still a couple of attention points before you start.
This guide contains not only upgrade preparation and troubleshooting steps but also various tips about the changes that you could encounter involving Outlook after upgrading to Windows 8.
This week, the following Quick Tips were posted at HowTo-Outlook’s Q&A blog MSOutlook.info;
Changing the sort order of the To-Do Bar elements
Do not automatically accept meeting as Tentative
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Sending from an additional Exchange address
Change default location for pst and ost files
Play a custom New Mail sound for specific contacts
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Business Contact Manager (BCM) is a free Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tool for Outlook targeted at small business owners.
Business Contact Manager for Outlook helps you organize your business records, manage sales and marketing activities, create reports and charts, and gives you fresh insights into your business.
Continue reading: Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2010 and Outlook 2013
This week, the following Quick Tips were posted at HowTo-Outlook’s Q&A blog MSOutlook.info;
Suggested Contacts folder missing or doesn’t save new addresses in Outlook 2013
Send meeting details in emails rather than as an invite or ics-attachment
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Restoring mails to the web mail server
Show unread item count of collapsed folders
Gmail accounts and disproportionally large pst-files
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This week, the following Quick Tips were posted at HowTo-Outlook’s Q&A blog MSOutlook.info;
Displaying Contact’s age and countdown to Birthday
Do not include weekends on Calendar printout
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Copy current folder structure to a new pst-file
Cannot turn off Out of Office Assistant
Colorful emoticons and smiley faces in Outlook
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I’m wishing everybody a great 2013!
