Outlook 2007 is a version of Microsoft Outlook, released in 2006. It is widely used for email, calendar, contacts, and notes.
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Breaking the Outlook 2010 e-mail blue quote line for inline responses
UPDATE:
I've finally figured out a way to comprehensively fix this problem, though it took a lot of work and the creation of an Outlook 2010 addin! I plan on publishing this addin soon. As far as ...
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How to make Outlook show the unread count of a folder, including its sub-folders?
If I have a folder in MS Outlook called Technology and under technology I have Software and Hardware.
If I setup rules to automatically forward email to Software or Hardware folder, I don't realize ...
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Conversation based grouping in Outlook similar to gmail?
I'm stuck using my employer's Outlook 2007 system for work email and don't have the option to forward to my gmail account.
The only thing I really miss alot from gmail is the threaded conversations ...
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Outlook 2007 won't close
I use Outlook 2007 at home as an IMAP client and RSS feed reader. I have a problem that when I close outlook, the window exits, but the process remains running. This prevents me from opening outlook ...
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Is there a wildcard for setting up an outlook 2007 rule
I would like to create a rule that moves anything with the words "SUCCESS * BenchmarResults", where the * indicates a wildcard to a specific folder. We have multiple systems that will be put in place ...
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Recovering Outlook .pst password?
I am trying to recover an Outlook .pst file password. Is there some way to do this? I am using Outlook 2007 and Windows 7.
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How to migrate Outlook from previous installation
Having a hard disk with a previous installation of same version of Windows (7) and Outlook (2007), how do I migrate all its data to the current installation?
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Microsoft Outlook tips and tricks for improving user experience? [closed]
I'm one of those heavy Microsoft Outlook users, currently working on the 2007 version. God knows this tool is heavy and may impose problems. I wondered what the Super User crowd has to suggest in ...
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Free tool for Synchronizing Google Contacts and Calendar with Outlook
I had been using Plaxo to Synchronize my Google Contacts and Calendar with Outlook 2007. But just found out that is will start costing $59 a year to use that feature, so I'm looking for a replacement.
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How to get back a declined outlook invitation
I accidently clicked "decline" on an outlook invitation and now I can't reverse it -- the event has completely disappeared from my calendar!
How can I get back the event invitation and change my ...
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How can I get rid of “Outlook Today”?
Every time I start Outlook it loads this slow and ridiculously ugly page called "Outlook Today." I'd like it to just default to my Inbox -- is there a way to do this?
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Clicking hyperlinks in Email messages becomes painfully slow
Running Windows 7 (RC, 64 bit). Suddenly, today, after months without a problem, clicking on links has become extremely slow.
I've noticed this in two places.
(1) clicking hyperlinks in Outlook ...
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Why Outlook 2007 pasted images are larger than original?
I have been using Outlook 2007 for over a year with no image problems. Around September 1st, images that I paste into messages are enlarged in the messages.
This happends with WinSnap, the Vista ...
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Outlook Tag Plugin
Does anyone from here knows a possibility/method or pluging which will allow me to add tags/keywords to emails that I receive in Outlook 2007?
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I declined a single meeting occurrence in Outlook. How do I get it back?
I mistakenly declined a single occurrence of a recurring meeting in Outlook. How do I undo this and get the meeting back?
I also had a look at How to get back a declined outlook invitation. But that ...
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Smileys in Outlook, how to prevent it
When I type the emoticon ":)" in Outlook 2007, it turns into a smiley face, as in a face inside of a circle...Is there a way for me to prevent Outlook from doing that? I just want a plain old colon ...
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How to determine what Outlook rule was applied?
I have a number of rules that filter mail to my deleted items folder. Sometimes it seems a rule applies to a message which I did not intend it to apply to. How can you "debug" which rule applied to ...
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How can I disable CTRL+ENTER and ALT+S in Outlook 2007?
I'd like to disable the CTRL+ENTER and ALT+S keyboard shortcuts in Outlook 2007, to avoid accidentally sending incomplete emails.
I've found instructions for Outlook 2003 but they don't seem to work ...
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Create a recurring appointment in Outlook for the Friday of every month after second Tuesday
I want to create a recurring appointment in Outlook for the Friday of the second Tuesday of each month to schedule server reboots because of Windows updates. Some months the second Friday is not the ...
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Why can't my Outlook 2007 rule be server-side when using 'Mark as Read Only" rule
Using Outlook 2007 with an Exchange Server.
I am trying to setup a server-side rule, but if I decide to mark the message read-only, Outlook forces the rule to be client-side. I'd like my rules to be ...
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Bulk Deleting All Messages in a Folder in Microsoft Outlook Web Access [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Multiple delete in Microsoft Outlook Web Access
How do you delete all messages in a folder in Outlook, preferrably through Web Access?
I left my Outlook account ...
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Outlook: Move 'flag status' index column to the left
In the 'Messages' (inbox) view in Outlook 2007, there is a list of all messages (one liners) with several field. The rightmost field is the 'Flag Status' field.
I'm trying to move this icon to the ...
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I have an Outlook 2007 rule which copies certain outgoing messages to another folder — how do I automatically mark these messages as “read”?
The messages are successfully copied to the other folder, but show up as unread.
"Mark as read" does show up as a filter option in the action list when creating a rule that applies to incoming ...
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Is there a way to use Regular Expressions in Outlook rules?
Our mail server manages to filter a lot of spam, but the spammers seem to be finding ways to get around it. I am finding that much the current crop of stuff that gets through could be filtered on my ...
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Sync Google Calendar with Outlook 2007 Calendar
What's a good way to sync Google Calendar with Outlook Calendar 2007?
I need to do this so I can sync my calendar with my iPod via iTunes
Also, how can I repeat an event in Outlook Calendar 2007?
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Multi-month view for Outlook 2007 calendar
Is there any way (plugins are acceptable) to have multiple months in the same view? I'm looking for something that provides the same thing as the built-in month view, only showing more than one month ...
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How can I open Outlook Calendar to a 2-3 week view by default?
I use Outlook 2007, and I like to view my calendar 2 (or sometimes 3) weeks at a time. Its relatively easy to do, by dragging my mouse across several weeks in the mini calendar.
BUT... it never ...
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Why did compacting my Outlook PST file just double the size of the file itself?
Now, I'm a complete n00b to Outlook 2007 administration, but after deleting a whole bunch (thousands? more?) of automated alerts, I decided to try a more immediate solution to tame my 2.2GB inbox PST. ...
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Outlook: Include attachments in reply (like with forward)
When I receive an e-mail with attachments and I forward it, then Outlook includes the attachments.
Is this also possible with replies?
BTW: I don't want to have the original message attached as an ...
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AutoComplete not working in Outlook 2007
When I go to create a new message in Outlook 2007, and I start typing the first few characters of a contact's name, no suggestions appear. I've just added all my contacts from a .csv file that was ...
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Increase Microsoft outlook 2007 PST file limit
I am unable to send/receive any emails in my MS outlook 2007. I am prompted with the following error
Can't move the items. The file <path>\<filename>.pst has reached its maximum size. To ...
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Outlook uses > 700mb of RAM. How do I fix this?
I've been using outlook for years now, and I've never run into this problem before. Using Microsoft Outlook 2007, with only 1 email account, and no more than 100 emails in my inbox (though I have many ...
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any way to improve Outlook snooze?
I'm locked in to Outlook 2007 at work, and I've had a pet peeve for years now.
15-minute reminders are de rigeur wherever Outlook is used, so let's say I have a 4:00pm meeting.
At 3:45, I get a ...
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Sync my outlook (2007) calendar with hotmail calendar
I would think this should be simple ... I'm trying to figure out how to publish my outlook 2007 calendar from my desktop to my hotmail\live account.
I found a couple links (e.g. publish calendar, ...
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Change default Outlook 2007 paste format to 'Keep Text Only'
When you paste text into an email in Outlook 2007 the default is to 'Keep source formatting' which I very rarely need. Is there a way to change the default to 'Keep Text Only' without installing a ...
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How to see other participants in Outlook 2007 appointments?
When I receive an invitation for an appointment (sorry don't know if that the right Outlook-term, I only have the German version here) I see the list of participants.
Once I accept it, I no longer ...
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How do I search my Outlook calendar?
There's an appointment in my calendar for a date in the future that I can't find. I know it's in there somewhere, but I can't work out how to search appointment items. What am I missing?
Apparently, ...
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How can I get Outlook to restore previously-open message windows when restarting?
So Outlook crashed on me yesterday...
...Ok, so that's not terribly interesting. But what happened next was: there was a "Restart" option on the resulting crash dialog. When I clicked it, Outlook ...
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Auto archive is not running on Outlook 2007
I'm trying to archive emails in Outlook 2007. I set up Auto archive to archive anything older then X amount of months but it didn't archive anything. After a little Googling I discovered that the date ...
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Categorize outgoing mail in outlook
Is there a way to easily categorize an outgoing mail in outlook 2007? I can go to options tab and then click "further options" (translated) an then choose the category in the message options dialog. ...
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Controlling my email habit
I'm wanting to get my habitual email checking habit under control and was wondering if there was a way to configure Outlook 2007 (rules, alerts, send/receive settings, etc.) to help me. I have some ...
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Make Outlook prompt for saving an e-mail just after sending
Is there a way to make Outlook prompt for saving an e-mail just after clicking on Send? I need to save not all but some of my sent emails. I set Outlook to save all sent emails and it's tiring to go ...
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How to enable Email desktop alerts for inbox folders in outlook 2007? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Outlook does not show desktop notifications on a message recieve
Right now desktop alerts only comes if mail comes in inbox only . i need desktop alerts for every folder ...
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Make envelope icon disappear in Outlook 2007
I have my mobile phone synced with my Exchange server. When an email comes and I'm on the road, I read it and it is marked as read. When I get back to my computer, the envelope icon displays in the ...
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Why do all day events not show up in the Outlook To-Do Bar?
I use the calendar in Outlook 2007 as my main calendar, mainly because I have exchange so I can login to webmail and view the calendar from anywhere.
Usually I put in appointments as all day events ...
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Wife's Email going into Junk Mail folder in Outlook despite turning off Junk Mail
I recently started a new job. Today I tried emailing my wife from my new company email account. When she responded, her email went into the "Junk E-mail" folder. So I tried a few things:
Added her ...
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Can I merge Inbox and Sent Items into one view in Outlook 2007?
Does anyone know if there is a way to merge my Inbox and Sent Items into one view in Outlook 2007? I want a way to manage my email threads in a similar way to how they are managed in Gmail.
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Can Outlook 2007/2010 be configured to not warn me if the subject is blank?
Can Outlook 2007/2010 be configured to not warn me if the subject is blank? I want to disable the prompt.
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In the Outlook 2007 To-Do Bar can I hide specific re-occuring appointments?
In outlook 2007's To-Do bar (the bar on the right with the Calendar, your task list and upcoming appointments), is there a way to hide a specific series of appointments?
I have daily appointments for ...
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Why is Outlook 2007 resizing images in outgoing and incoming HTML email? How can I fix this?
In my Outlook 2007 client, embedded images in incoming emails appear resized when the message is viewed. The incoming images are resized to 198px wide, despite the original size. If it was larger, it ...
