Quick Tips for week 19This week, the following Quick Tips were posted at HowTo-Outlook’s Q&A blog MSOutlook.info;
Managing large amount of message rules
Can’t remove additional Exchange mailboxes
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Enlarge font in Reading Pane
Sending meeting reminders to non-responders
Gmail accounts and disproportionally large pst-files
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Recover deleted pst-files via Previous VersionsEvery now and then, the following story reaches us;
Today when I started Outlook, I got the error that my pst-file was missing and Outlook would not start. I checked the location where my pst-file should have been but indeed it wasn’t there. My last backup is from months ago so that is not a lot of help.
Outlook was working just fine yesterday.
What happened and is there any way that I can still recover my Outlook data?
While nothing works better than having your backups in order, all might not be lost yet if you had your pst-file stored on a disk with Previous Versions protection enabled. This however does require you to be using Windows Vista or Windows 7. Windows XP users will require additional tools which is discussed later in this guide as well.
The methods described below also work for pst-files that you have accidentally overwritten or have been damaged beyond the repair capabilities of the Inbox Repair Tool (scanpst.exe).
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Updated macro: ChangeStartTimeI’ve updated the ChangeStartTime macro from the guide Shift multiple Appointments to a different time.
The ChangeStartTime macro allows you to more easily and accurately change the starting time of multiple appointments at once.
The major change in the new version is that besides moving individual appointments, it also allows you to move the recurring appointments themselves and not just a selected amount of occurrences from the series.
Junk E-mail Filter updates for May 2012New 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 (KB2598343)
Download: Update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Junk Email Filter (KB2598290)
Download: Update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2010 Junk Email Filter (KB982726)
If you have Microsoft Update configured to also update other Microsoft applications, then this update will also also be offered via Microsoft Update or has already been updated automatically for you.
Quick Tips for week 18This week, the following Quick Tips were posted at HowTo-Outlook’s Q&A blog MSOutlook.info;
Cached Exchange Mode folder synchronization order
File tab selected and Ribbon not visible
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Reply/Reply to All with original attachments
Opening eml-files with Outlook
Quickly select a folder by typing its name
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Facebook Provider update requiredIf you are getting connection errors when trying to use the Facebook Provider with Outlook, make sure that you have the latest update applied for it.
As of today (May 1st), this is a compulsory update when you want to continue to use the Facebook Provider with the Outlook Social Connector (People Pane).
The main change in this release is that it now supports secure HTTPS connections.
This update has already been released on January 17, so if you’ve recently used Window Update or have it set to update automatically (including Office Updates), you’re most likely already up-to-date and won’t have to do anything.
Download: Microsoft Outlook Social Connector Provider for Facebook
Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Outlook Standards DocumentationThe Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Outlook standards documentation describes how Exchange and Outlook support industry messaging standards and RFC documents about iCalendar, IMAP4, and POP3.
The documentation includes companion overview and reference documents that supplement the technical specifications with background information, terminology, and technical reference information.
Download: Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Outlook Standards Documentation
Microsoft Exchange Server Protocol DocumentationThe Microsoft Exchange protocol documentation provides detailed technical specifications for the Microsoft protocols and extensions to industry-standard and other published protocols that are implemented and used by Microsoft Exchange.
The documentation is designed to describe each protocol in detail as it is used by Microsoft Exchange. Each specification documents technical requirements, limitations, dependencies, and specific protocol behavior.
The documentation includes companion overview and reference documents that supplement the technical specifications with conceptual background information, overviews of inter-protocol relationships and interactions, and technical reference information.
Quick Tips for week 17This week, the following Quick Tips were posted at HowTo-Outlook’s Q&A blog MSOutlook.info;
What is Outlook synchronizing now?
Configure how many Search results are returned
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Importing from Outlook Express or Windows Mail on Windows 7
Not a personal folders file
Always prompt for sending account
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Hide, move or delete an Outlook folder via MFCMAPIThere may be various reasons to why you might want to hide, move or delete a folder via MFCMAPI.
For instance, to hide “special folders” for features you do not use or to re-hide a folder which shouldn’t be visible in the first place (like the “News Feed” folder). MFCMAPI also allows you to move back a default Outlook folder for those rare instance where they become a subfolder of another default folder such as the “Inbox” folder being listed under the “Deleted Items” folder.
The method in this guide can also be used to “revive” invisible folders. These invisible folders for instance still show up when using a Search Folder or Instant Search (even after rebuilding your Search Index) or you get an error that the folder already exists when trying to recreate it in the same location.
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