Questions tagged [microsoft-outlook]
Email client, calendar/appointment manager and address book/contacts list software. Not to be confused with outlook.com, the new name/interface for Hotmail.
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Using Windows 11 Home and Outlook Version 2308 and Office 365 how do I setup an address list to search in?
I am trying to set up an OOC message to reply to all messages except from a group.io message.
I succeeded in setting up the Alert but when I try to set up the exception address from group.io I am ...
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How can I group emails with same subject in Outlook
I'm sending myself emails as notifications thruogh smtp, all with the same subject. I try to make them group into one but outlook fails to group them as conversitions while gmail does.
Outlook, not ...
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Text printed-to-pdf and copied-pasted back gets totally scrambled
Can anybody explain why my (admittedly absurd) following text is getting scrambled:
"A sticky offbeat platform lift is often better than a cliffhanger fjord like Loefke.".
I have entered ...
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Using countifs with more than one condition using references not values
Am trying to apply the countifs function to two columns of my data sheet with two different conditions to meet (one for each column) using cell references in the criteria. The following syntax has ...
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Can't make all user book resource in Room mailbox
I cannot understand why i cannot make reservation like normal user, when in setting of Room, i specified "Book delegates --> Accept or decline booking request automatically"
When I tried ...
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Outlook Keeps Popping Up Download History When Downloading Attachment
When I download an attachment in Outlook, the app will pop-up the "Download History" Window away from my Outlook window, sometimes on my second monitor. In those cases I am unable to close ...
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How to slow down scrolling in the mail list in Outlook (.exe) to one line per mouse wheel notch
The mouse is already set to one line per mouse notch in the Windows Control Panel settings. Nevertheless (and only in Outlook), the mail list scrolls three lines per notch. Moreover, the scrolling is ...
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Using Outlook, is there a way to create a Search Folder for specific people that I tag as my favorites?
in Outlook I have dozens of people tagged as my "Favorites". Is there a way to create a search folder for just them so I don't miss any emails that get sent from them? Using the latest ...
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Plain-text replies with greater-than in Outlook PWA
In my organisation, accessing mail from Linux computers is possible with the Chrome Outlook progressive web app.
With the Windows version of Outlook it is possible to set the reply option to always ...
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How to simplify identical events in multiple Outlook calendars?
The simplest case of the problem is a work calendar and a personal/family calendar that have some events in common, but not all. I want to see both calendars at the same time, but not the multiple ...
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Outlook email forwarding not working
Exactly as reported here, which is locked and cannot be replied. Hence asking it here instead.
Outlook.com forwarding setting disappears. I re-establish forwarding setting, it keeps disappearing. ...
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Outlook: Is it possible to define a filter rule comparing a number in a header field?
In the mail I receive in Outlook, some service provider has set up a SPAM filter with a comparatively low level, tagging the subject with [SPAM] when the message is not SPAM in several cases.
In the ...
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Outlook: Create auto reply using the "Reply-to" email address
I currently receive emails from my wordpress form. The emails come from my email address. Included in the email is a reply-to email address and I want to setup an auto reply that will use that address....
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Outlook 365 is prompting IMAP settings when adding a specific google domain account
I have been quite frustrated on this issue and Google has no solution for me.
I have created a domain in Google domains and added a users account in the workspace.
The first 3 days it works well. I ...
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How to prevent Outlook from removing closing parentheses when adding other email address with a display name
I have access to an alias for my email (associated to a google group).
When I try to add this email addresse as another email address that I can send emails from in Outlook, this seems to work ...
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In Outlook, can I add reminders by default for outgoing messages?
As a lawyer, I have to go into my Sent items and add reminders to follow up on a significant fraction of emails I send. Obviously, this is inefficient, but worse, I occasionally forget and something ...
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Adding more than one "Type" condition to Exception of Rules in New Outlook 2023
When I am trying add multiple Types to the Exception conditions of Rules, only one Type condition can be added. (Some other fields including Flag and Sensitivity have the same problem.)
The "Type&...
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How can I create a custom outlook email column that is set to a value found in the body of an email?
How can I setup an email custom column in outlook that is set to the value of a string that occurs in the body of an email?
I've tried setting the formula of the column to:
InStr(1,[Message],"...
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Various Microsoft authentication failing to connect on user profile after Windows update
After Windows doing an automatic update, anything with a Microsoft online authentication decided to stop working on my computer (Outlook - Exchange, Teams, Windows Store, OneDrive, Windows "...
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SOLVED - Outlook 2021 asking for credential after upgrading from outlook 2010
When upgrading from office 2010 to 2021 and open outlook I get a popup asking for credential but it shouldn't ask that since it's already connected to Microsoft Exchange, I can see behind the popup ...
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Visual Refresh Look for Outlook
I have updated Microsoft Office to the latest version. Currently it is 16.0.16626.20170
I want to get new visual refresh look for office, so I opened the Coming Soon pane from the megaphone icon and ...
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Change the frequency that outlook checks for updates
I've recently started using the Outlook preview in Windows 11 (Outlook version 1.2023.816.100), and I get daily notifications that 'An update is available -- Click to restart'.
Frankly, I'd like to ...
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How to Display a "New Item Alert Window" in Outlook Whenever I am in To of Any Emails Irrecpective of the Other Rules Getting Applied
I need to create a rule, so that whenever someone adds me in "To" of any emails, Outlook should open a New Item Alert Window (Not the Desktop Alert) and I can open the email right from there....
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Calendars - Best Approach to Migrate Exchange Online Public Folders to Nested 365 Groups?
We have a client who we need to migrate off of Public Folders as those are coming up on EOL. They have a multitude of calendars, some nested as deep as three levels. Another calendar they have has ...
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In VB.net, how do create a forward of a message in Outlook and then update a category of the source message once I send the forward?
I want to make a VB.NET Outlook AddIn that will let the user automatically create a forward of a selected message (prepopulated with a specified email address/subject line), display it for review, and ...
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How to Find the Email Address that Couldn't be Delivered to for Email Sent to Multiple Recipients - [email protected]
I am sometimes receiving undeliverable email notifications, when we send emails to multiple recipients.
The bounce back email format is
Delivery has failed to these recipients or groups:
no.such....
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Archived and sent email folders differ in Thunderbird, Spark and Outlook Web Access
I have a different behaviour whenever I send email or archive emails from my University in Thunderbird (pc), Spark (android app), or Outlook Web Access (where the emails are stored). The sent emails ...
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Outlook rule to move a different email than the one that triggered the rule
I get a series of emails (separate, not in the same conversation) for approvals. The first email will have a subject line "ACTION REQUIRED: [XYZ] approval request." If another user ...
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Using Outlook's Zoom plugin with two different Zoom and email accounts, within same profile - How to avoid log in prompt?
Background: Hi all, sorry if I'm missing anything obvious but I'm helping an end user with 2 emails added to her Outlook for Windows client's profile - and also 2 Zoom accounts. The Zoom accounts ...
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MS Outlook: Calendar on right panel
I'm using the "New Look" Outlook application and my Calendar pane has disappeared from the right side of the UI. How do I get it back?
I've found a number of mentions of "To-do" ...
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How do I go to an email when the item found is an attached file and not a message?
When I find an attached file when doing a search in Outlook, how do I get to the email containing the file? See the attached screenshot for the search result which prompted this question.
I guess I ...
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Outlook adds "file://" to link in message
When a folder path to a network drive is added as a link in an Outlook message, the receiver cannot click on the link and get to open directly the folder. This because Outlook is adding "file://&...
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Outlooks preview pane changed to being cramped with large margins
My Outlook preview pane looks like:
I don't know what changed, but it used to have a nice layout showing the sender, subject, and some of the email. I already tried resetting the view, and signing ...
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How to use Excel to produce Timesheet from MS Outlook calendar?
This question is mainly to share my idea.
On daily bases I have problem to fill in my timesheet. I work different hours every day and at the end of the month I have to submit Excel timesheet that ...
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Outlook on Mac - Links are slow
Firstly, I'm not sure this is the right forum for this kind of question. Apologies if I'm wrong.
For work, I use the desktop app for Outlook emails on my Mac. I often get emails containing Jira links. ...
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Touchpad scroll gesture registered as pinch zoom in Outlook
When I compose a message in Outlook and scroll using my touchpad's two finger gesture up or down, often it is registered as pinch zoom gesture. This is very annoying! I like to keep my zoom level at ...
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Filter emails by sender address format in Outlook
For the past year I've been getting a lot of spam mail passing through the Outlook filter.
The spam emails are almost all unique in content and wording, but they have one thing in common: the sender ...
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Outlook add to internal link in email "file:///"
Since a week ago outlook chnaged his behaviour and started to add to the link used for the locall network "file://" and made impossible to open files on local network, someone has a solution?...
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Conversation history lost between Outlook and Samsung+Android clients
I recently discovered that, when I exchange emails between my Samsung Android phone (using the Samsung Email app) and my Windows laptop (using Outlook 365), the history of previous emails in the chain ...
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As a SharePoint Guest, is there a way to attach files in the Outlook app for Windows using the "Browse Web Locations" feature?
I work in IT and am helping a SharePoint guest who works closely with another tenant, attach files to her Outlook client straight from that tenant's SharePoint. Is there way to make this work through &...
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Set default from address based on To address in Exchange Office 365
Is there a way that, inside Exchange for Office365 I can set an incoming email to have a specific "Reply From" address for my clients?
I'll explain, let's say there are a collection of email ...
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Gmail and Outlook pages rendered as source html in Chrome and Edge
I am having this weird problem with both Chrome and Edge browsers: The Gmail (mail.google.com) and Outlook (outlook.live.com) pages are rendered as html source files:
<!DOCTYPE html> <html ...
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Automatically delete email when a condition is met
I created several folders and in each of them comes a certain message defined by the rules. Is there a way to set a rule to move messages from a certain folder when a certain message arrives in it? ...
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Outlook Online: I can’t seem to filter according to sender
Outlook Online: I can’t seem to filter according to sender!
I am working with Outlook online, chrome browser, from a desktop—not a phone app / Mac OS.) I did check some community answers, But I didn’t ...
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Microsoft Outlook - Advanced Find - Find Person from Global Directory simply by Typing
I am trying to find some emails by specific person that is in my company's global directory list. In the Advanced Find Dialog, I can see From... option, and when I click on it, it allows me to search ...
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Customize or Create Picture Style in Outlook
I often use the same picture style when pasting (not attaching) images into e-mails in Outlook. Even with the Ribbon, setting this style every time is a 4-click process.
Is there anyway to set a ...
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Exchange Relay Error 550 5.7.367
I've got a somewhat unique situation. I work for an MSP and am running into the aforementioned email relay issue.
Basically, an email from a client is being sent to a distribution list on our domain. ...
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Supress Reminders for Specific Outlook Calendar
Is there a way to supress reminders on Outlook (Windows) for a specific calendar (and that calendar only)?
I often work away, and so I have the city's football team's calendar synced to mine, as any ...
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Google Calendar Invites Replacing Outlook Email with Gmail Address
We're experiencing a rather weird issue where a Google Calendar Invitation meant for a Outlook email address is being sent to a Gmail address instead. We originally thought that this could be a ...
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How to hide message content in notifications of One Outlook
I tried to use the new One Outlook and though it is kind of wobbly yet (details can be found here), it has potential.
Unfortunately, the notifications are quite hard to customize, as I can only set of ...
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