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Author: Simon Butler MVP:Exchange
Last Page Review: 27/11/2006
Outlook is one of the most popular Personal Information Managers in use at the moment. It is a feature packed product which can help you manage the increasing amount of data that we all have to deal with. This section provides information on using those features and how to configure Outlook to work in the way that you want.
Due to the nature of these tips and techniques, please refer to our compatibility table on each page to ensure that they are compatible with your version of Outlook.
General Outlook Tips and Techniques
Deleting Items
A number of techniques available to you for deleting items from Outlook
Removing Entries from Address AutoComplete
Details on how to remove all or some of the entries that Outlook offers to your when completing an email address.
Changing the default font for messages
Whether reading, replying, composing or using a different font in the preview pane.
Using Outlook Net Folders (Outlook 98/2000 only - not compatible with Exchange)
How to configure and use this simple sharing facility in the earlier versions of Outlook.
Missing Email
Missing a message - some tips on where your messages might be.
Removing the password from a PST file
Use a Microsoft tool to remove the password from a pst file
Quick Tips on Outlook
Various short snippets to get the best out of Outlook.
Outlook with an Exchange Server
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Information on dealing Exchange server itself can be found here.
Team Calendars
Use this optional extra to easily keep track of what other members of your group are up to
Disable "Send Immediately" of new Messages
If you write a message, but are in the habit of wanting to change something after you have sent it, you can disable the "Send Immediately" option within Outlook to give you a chance of reviewing the message.
Macro for New Email Creation
If you frequently send email as another user on your Exchange server, then you can create a Macro that automatically completes the From field.
Sharing Folders
Giving a colleague access to your diary, tasks, contacts etc, for viewing, editing or creating new entries
View Shared Folders
The options available to you when a colleague has shared their folder so that you can access it.
New Message Options
The additional settings that you can
UPDATED - Recovering Deleted Items
How to recover items deleted using the SHIFT Delete key combination Outside of the Deleted Items Folder, using either Outlook or Outlook Web Access.
Updating your Address Book Entry
How to use a small Microsoft tool to update your address book information without having to access the information directly on the domain.
Using Outlook Rules
A brief primer on using Outlook Rules to manage your email.
Offline Folders and Cached Mode
Setting up Offline folders and Address book
How to initially enable offline folders and achieve results similar to Cached Mode in Outlook 2003.
Configuring Outlook to ask you if you want to work offline
Offline Address Book Errors with Outlook 2003 Cached Mode
How to resolve errors when using Outlook 2003 in cached mode
Address Changes Not Appearing in the Global Address List on Outlook 2003
When you disable, add a new Account or change the display name and it doesn't change the address list - why?
Compatibility Information Table
On most of the pages you will find a table similar to below. This will tell you whether the tip or task required an Exchange server and other compatibility information.
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Outlook/Exchange Server |
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| Exchange Server Required | No | Does this feature require Outlook to be connected to an Exchange Server? | |
| Exchange Server Compatible | No | Is this feature compatible with Outlook connected to an Exchange server? | |
| Outlook Version Compatibility |
97 | Yes | Is this feature only found in certain versions of Outlook? |
| 98 | Yes | ||
| 2000 | Yes | ||
| 2002 (aka XP) | No | ||
| 2003 | Link | ||
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