Questions tagged [microsoft-outlook-2007]
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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How to get back a declined Outlook invitation
I accidentally 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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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! See below for the addin download. As far as I'm ...
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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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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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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 * BenchmarkResults, where the * indicates a wildcard to a specific folder. We have multiple systems that will be put in place ...
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Make deleted Outlook events stay on the calendar
Sometimes I want to decline meeting invitations I receive in Outlook 2007 but keep the meetings on my calendar. That way, I have a reminder of when people who are attending won't be free. However, ...
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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 pop-...
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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 unattended ...
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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 and ...
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How can I find a lost folder in Outlook?
How can I find a folder that was accidentally moved into an unknown folder in Outlook? I can find messages in the folder and looking at their properties gives me the name of the folder but not where ...
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Outlook 2007 / 2010 Calendar: hide meetings in specific category
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Is there any easy way in Outlook 2007/2010 to show/hide meetings in a specific category? Preferably only for a specific view (the Month view, in this case).
Note: I was almost done writing ...
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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 on ...
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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 a lot from Gmail is the threaded conversations ...
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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 re-...
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Why doesn't the vertical scrollbar work in Outlook's message list?
Moving the scrollbar handle in Outlook 2007's message list doesn't scroll the messages until I let go of the handle. Can I change this behavior? It's pretty annoying, and makes the scrollbar kinda ...
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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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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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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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Make it so Outlook does not select the first mail in the inbox
When I open Outlook, it selects the first unread or read mail in inbox. But the selected mail is the most recent.
I want to read the Unreads from bottom to top. When I change the selection to the ...
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Outlook 2007: Is there a keyboard shortcut for Find text in an email?
Pressing "Ctrl+F" would forward the message. Then, is there a keyboard shortcut for finding text in an email? (Think Adobe PDF Ctrl+F or Word Ctrl+F)
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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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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 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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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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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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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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what's an effective way to use nicknames in outlook?
In my organization there are two people with the same name. One is a VP that is on the other side of the country and I never need to talk to. The other is someone I need to talk to daily.
How can I ...
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priority of outlook email inbox rules
what if an email correctly hits two rules.
for example:
Rule 1: Email from my boss goes into Important
Rule 2: Email with subject of "Summer" goes into deleted items
what if my boss sends me an ...
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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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How to accept a meeting invite via keyboard shortcut in Outlook 2007 [duplicate]
Is there a keyboard shortcut to accept a meeting invite in Outlook 2007 (or another edition)?
If so, what is it?
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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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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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MS Outlook: How to specify a different mail check interval? Every 5 minutes for Exchange and every 30 minutes for Gmail IMAP?
Outlook from time to time makes an operation 'Send and Receive.' This can sometimes be quite slow and Outlook hangs while this is done.
Is is possible to set different intervals for different mail ...
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How do I choose what format Outlook uses to reply/forward a message?
I use HTML-formatted e-mail for internal messages.
When someone external sends me a plaintext message and I forward it internally, Outlook defaults to using plaintext to forward it as well.
Is there ...
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How to show declined meeting on Outlook calendar
I declined a recurring meeting invitation in Outlook 2007 to let the organizer know I am unable to attend, which will be true most of the time. But there will be rare occasions when I could attend so ...
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Outlook Search folder -- How to filter messages that have one category but don't have another?
I'm coming from a Google Apps setup at my old company to Outlook 2007 at my new company, and I'm trying to make it feel "more like home."
I plan to use Search Folders to handle my Status labels, but ...
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How can I set the zoom of the Outlook reading pane?
I know we're able to use Ctrl+Mouse Wheel to zoom in and out, but is there a way of permanently setting the default zoom for the reading pane?
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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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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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How do I force Outlook to use a given proofing language all the time?
I have Outlook's default language set to one language, but when I reply to an email written in another, my proofing switches to that language.
In my case, the languages are English (US) and English ...
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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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How to avoid references in VBA (Early Binding vs. Late Binding)
I found a VBA macro that prints Outlook attachments automatically. A rule triggers the macro.
But the macro needs a reference to Microsoft Scripting Runtime to work. I saved the code in ...
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Search Folders for arbitrary email headers in Outlook
I would like to create a Search Folder in Outlook for a non-standard email header. Namely this one:
X-Bugzilla-Changed-Fields: Status Resolution
Is it possible to search on such headers? I'm using ...
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Does archiving email remove it from an exchange server?
I use exchange for my emails on which I think I am running low on space. Yesterday Outlook prompted me about archiving email to reduce the size of my Inbox. What does archiving emails actually do and ...
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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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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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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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Email going into Junk Mail folder in Outlook despite turning off Junk Mail
I tried emailing my wife from my new company email account (which uses Exchange). When she responded, her email went into the "Junk E-mail" folder. So I tried a few things:
Added her to the "Safe ...
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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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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 ...