Quick Tips for week 34 (3 September, 2010)

This week, the following Quick Tips were posted at HowTo-Outlook’s Q&A blog MSOutlook.info;

Printing calendar with appointment times
Changing the background of a Business Card

Quick Tip Highlights;
Changing Calendar size in Navigation Pane
Sync via USB drive
Importing from Outlook Express or Windows Mail on Windows 7

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     August Hotfixes for Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2010 (2 September, 2010)

New Hotfixes have been released for Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2010.

Outlook 2007
This hotfix contains 12 fixes. A notable fix for Outlook 2007 is a fix regarding to printing monthly calendars and words being cut-off incorrectly and split over 2 lines.

For the full list of solved issues see KB2276479

Outlook 2010
This hotfix contains 9 fixes. A notable fix for Outlook 2010 is to solve an issue where the folder list to become unsorted and folder locations changing.

For the full list of solved issues see KB2281463

Language specific hotfixes
In addition to the language generic hotfix, the following language hotfixes have also been released;

KB2308912: Update for the German version of Outlook 2007 (de-de)
KB2266428: Update for the Danish version of Outlook 2010 (da-dk)
KB2345346: Update for the German version of Outlook 2010 (de-de)

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.

     Quick Tips for week 34 (27 August, 2010)

This week, the following Quick Tips were posted at HowTo-Outlook’s Q&A blog MSOutlook.info;

Sync error 4350 and 4202 with Outlook Hotmail Connector
Multiple Exchange accounts limit
Command-line switches and Click-to-Run

Quick Tip Highlights;
New Mail Desktop Alert in middle of screen
Mail Merge filter based on Categories
Toolbars I close keep reappearing

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     Exchange 2010 Service Pack 1 (25 August, 2010)

Service Pack 1 for Exchange 2010 is now available.

Aside from including all the updates up until Exchange 2010 Update Rollup 4, Service Pack 1 also contains various new functionalities including the often requested option to set the archive mailbox of a user to a different database than the main mailbox.

Download: Exchange 2010 Service Pack 1
View: Release Notes for Exchange Server 2010 SP1
View: What’s New in Exchange Server 2010 SP1

     Quick Tips for week 33 (20 August, 2010)

This week, the following Quick Tips were posted at HowTo-Outlook’s Q&A blog MSOutlook.info;

IMAP accounts and saving Sent Items to the server
Add Business Card to signature without image
Add Business Card image to signature without vcf-file

Quick Tip Highlights;
Change Outlook 2003 color scheme in Vista and 7
Quick Access Toolbar settings
Send meeting requests but don’t request responses

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     Quick Tips for week 32 (13 August, 2010)

This week, the following Quick Tips were posted at HowTo-Outlook’s Q&A blog MSOutlook.info;

Creating distribution list from email recipients
Adding all message recipients as Contacts

Quick Tip Highlights;
Today’s Unread Mail folder
Embed YouTube videos
Forgotten attachment or subject reminder

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     BlackBerry Desktop Software 6.0 update adds support for Outlook 2010 (12 August, 2010)

BlackBerry has released an updated version of their Desktop Software which also adds syncing support for Outlook 2010. This applies only to the 32-bit version of Outlook 2010 (and previous). Support for the 64-bit version is expected to be added later.

Download: BlackBerry Desktop Software 6.0
Download: Blackberry Desktop Software User Guide
View: Comparing Desktop Manager 5.0.1 and Desktop Software 6.0
View: BlackBerry 6: Inside the New BlackBerry Desktop Software v6.0

If you are not using a BlackBerry, take a look here for an overview of synching applications for some popular mobile phone brands.

     Junk E-mail Filter updates for August 2010 (12 August, 2010)

New Junk E-mail Filter definitions have been made available for Outlook 2003, Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2010.

Download: Update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 Junk Email Filter (KB2279246)
Download: Update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Junk Email Filter (KB2279264)
Download: Update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2010 Junk Email Filter (KB982726)

If you have Windows Update configured to also update other Microsoft applications, then this update will also also be offered via Windows Update or has already been updated automatically for you.

     Quick Tips for week 31 (6 August, 2010)

This week, the following Quick Tips were posted at HowTo-Outlook’s Q&A blog MSOutlook.info;

Backing up Ribbon customizations
Saving messages to a network share creates tmp-files

Quick Tip Highlights;
Relocate the archive file
Sending meeting reminders to non-responders
Sync interval for Exchange account

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     Virtual PC and wrong processor speeds (4 August, 2010)

When you are using Virtual PC (or another virtualization solution) and try to install an application that does a hardware check first, it could be reporting that your processor is too slow (even though it isn’t) and aborts installation.

Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2010 is such an application that does a hardware check first and will therefore prevent you from using/testing it in a virtual environment.