This week, the following Quick Tips were posted at HowTo-Outlook’s Q&A blog MSOutlook.info;
Separate rules for Exchange and POP3 accounts
Collect external POP3 emails quicker on Outlook.com
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Sent Items folder only shows my name
Can’t use multiple Signatures as message templates
Search and Replace for Contact fields
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With all the changes that came with the transformation of Hotmail to Outlook.com and the Live ID becoming a Microsoft Account, this guide wasn’t just up for a renaming but for a major rewrite!
The process for configuring Outlook.com to use your own address has been simplified a bit and wasn’t just a paintjob. For instance, the addition of detecting the SMTP server for your domain allows you to actually send out with your own address as well instead of “on behalf of” even when this is for instance a Gmail address.
Nevertheless, there are quite some pitfalls but this updated guide walks you through the entire process; from signing up to migrating over your data.
Continue reading: Using Outlook.com with your own or current email address
This week, the following Quick Tips were posted at HowTo-Outlook’s Q&A blog MSOutlook.info;
Send To Mail Recipient in HTML and with Signature
Forward, Reply All or Print in Outlook.com
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Configure how many Search results are returned
Filling the AutoSuggest cache
Internet headers in Outlook 2010 and Outlook 2013
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This week, the following Quick Tips were posted at HowTo-Outlook’s Q&A blog MSOutlook.info;
Creating a distribution list from an Excel document
Outlook and Two-Step Authentication for Outlook.com and Hotmail accounts
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Out of Office Assistant not replying
Convert from a POP3 account to IMAP
Single key reading; what is that?
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When you create a new Contact Group (also known as a Distribution List), Outlook doesn’t offer you much flexibility when it comes to finding and selecting contacts via the “Add Members” dialog.
For instance, there is no way to quickly add several people belonging to the same company or Category to your Contact Group.
The VBA macro from this article allows you to select your members directly from your Contacts folder. This enables you to first sort or filter your Contacts folder by a specific field such by Company or Category and/or do a search query and thus select your contact group members more conveniently.
Continue reading: Create a Contact Group from selected Contacts
This week, the following Quick Tips were posted at HowTo-Outlook’s Q&A blog MSOutlook.info;
Sorting and grouping mail by Contact
Auto Account Setup fails for Outlook.com accounts
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Reduce picture attachment size
Quickly open folders via Quick Steps
Backup and restore signatures
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This week, the following Quick Tips were posted at HowTo-Outlook’s Q&A blog MSOutlook.info;
Increase the New Mail Desktop Alert duration for Outlook 2013 on Windows 8
Not all Outlook.com contacts synch with Outlook
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Cancelling Exchange password prompt still shows my e-mail
Disable virus scanner integration with Outlook?
Keep a copy of a Draft as a message template
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Hotfix KB2760562 for Outlook 2013
This hotfix contains a fix for an issue where the “Show a room list” dialog box isn’t shown and the “Play on Phone” feature doesn’t work when Exchange 2013 has been set up without an external ECP (Enhanced Capability Port) URL.
View: More details and download information for KB2760562
Hotfix KB2768352 for Outlook 2013
This hotfix corrects an issue where the CTRL+ALT+Q shortcut doesn’t produce the @ sign in the German version of Outlook 2013 on a German version of Windows 7 or Windows 8 configured with a German keyboard layout.
View: More details and download information for KB2768352
Obtaining the hotfixes
These are a Hotfixes and not a regular update. You can request them via their KB article page.
Hotfix KB2791026 for Outlook 2010
This hotfix contains the following 2 fixes;
View: More details and download information for KB2791026
Obtaining the hotfixes
These are a Hotfixes and not a regular update. You can request them via their KB article page.
Hotfix KB2799874 for Outlook 2007
This hotfix contains a fix for when the JunkMailProtection policy is being ignored by Outlook 2007.
View: More details and download information for KB2799874
Obtaining the hotfixes
These are a Hotfixes and not a regular update. You can request them via their KB article page.
