This week, the following Quick Tips were posted at HowTo-Outlook’s Q&A blog MSOutlook.info;
Sorting additional Calendar and Contacts folders
Backup and Restore Quick Parts
Quick Tip Highlights;
Outlook crashes upon send/receive
Skype availability in signature
Reminder bell for appointments in Calendar missing
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Unlike being able to start Outlook via a a scheduled task, the Task Scheduler in Windows sadly doesn’t have a “close application” option. However, you can use a simple PowerShell or vbs-script for it to close Outlook gracefully or even kill the process (as a failsafe method).
By using a script to close Outlook, you can for instance make sure that Outlook is closed when a(n automated) backup is being made so that the pst-files are no longer locked and the backup process doesn’t fail.
The script examples in this guide can either be ran as a standalone PowerShell or vbs-script, be scheduled, or be part of a larger script such as logon or logoff scripts.
Continue reading: Closing Outlook via a (scheduled) PowerShell script
This week, the following Quick Tips were posted at HowTo-Outlook’s Q&A blog MSOutlook.info;
Sender’s name contains specific text rule
Color formatting not working for all appointments
Quick Tip Highlights;
Archive based on Received instead of Modified date
Internet headers in Outlook 2010
Launching Outlook at startup (in a smarter way)
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This week, the following Quick Tips were posted at HowTo-Outlook’s Q&A blog MSOutlook.info;
Outlook Hotmail Connector and HTTPS support
Single account with 2 different SMTP servers
Quick Tip Highlights;
Old appointments get deleted automatically
Increase maximum size pst-files
Cannot Edit Send/Receive Settings
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The following hotfixes have been released for Outlook 2010;
Hotfix KB2540106 for Outlook 2010
This hotfix contains 12 fixes. Most notable fixes are;
View: Full list of fixes and download information for KB2540106
Hotfix KB2547227 for Outlook 2010
This hotfix contains 2 fixes;
View: Full list of fixes and download information for KB2547227
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.
For more information about hotfixes see; What are Hotfixes?
This week, the following Quick Tips were posted at HowTo-Outlook’s Q&A blog MSOutlook.info;
Quickly open folders via Quick Steps
Messages not being removed from server
Quick Tip Highlights;
The Outlook To-Do Bar is too cluttered
Reduce picture attachment size
Adding personal Stationery
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This week, the following Quick Tips were posted at HowTo-Outlook’s Q&A blog MSOutlook.info;
Default template for Outlook items sent to OneNote
Calendar entries are duplicating
Quick Tip Highlights;
Duplicate Sent Items when using Gmail
Creating distribution list from email recipients
Account selection via keyboard shortcuts
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The Outlook Hotmail Connector got updated to version 14.2
Checking the about box will reveal the version number 14.0.5139.5001.
The forced upgrade to this version has already started. When you (re)start Outlook and access your Hotmail account you’ll be prompted to upgrade. If this fails, uninstall the current version of the Outlook Connector via Control Panel and download the correct version for your system from the link below and install it.
Download: Outlook Hotmail Connector 32-bit
Download: Outlook Hotmail Connector 64-bit
View: Release information on the Outlook Team Blog
Note: The 64-bit version of the Outlook Hotmail Connector is only needed when you use a 64-bit version of Outlook 2010.
Last month’s update for Office 2007 which led to printing issues and got revoked, now has been fixed and rereleased.
While the initial Hotfix for this issue required requesting the hotfix and manual installation, the fixed update is being offered directly via Microsoft Update. If you still had the original release of this update installed, it will be offered as well so there is no need to uninstall it anymore first.
To manually install this update, use the download link below.
Download: Update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 (KB2509470)
Outlook’s Status Bar can show how many items you have in a specific folder and also how many of those items are unread. However, a much requested feature is also have it reveal how many items have been selected.
Unlike File Explorer, Outlook doesn’t hold this option. The closest Outlook has to offer is a workaround where you press ENTER “pretending” to open all these selected items at once. In this case Outlook will warn you about how many items you are trying to open and offers you to cancel the action.
More about this workaround can be found in the MSOutlook.info Quick Tip; Count selected items
In that tip I also mention that whipping up some VBA code for it is not that hard to do. Using a VBA method to count your selected items might be preferred over the mentioned workaround as it won’t have the risk of (accidentally) actually opening all the selected items at once and cause Outlook to hang.
In this guide I’ll provide you with this code and instructions on how to implement it.
