Outlook Mail Client - Week 8, 2009

Outlook Downloading Inbox

Daniel.T - 21 Feb 2009 11:46 PM - 3 messages

Hi, Since Outlook has downloaded my entire inbox from Rogers.Yahoo and left it bare, I was wondering if I can move all those emails back or at least copy them back to my Rogers.Yahoo email inbox. Thanks, Daniel ...

Addressbook outlook express to MS outlook 2007

N Hason - 21 Feb 2009 10:08 PM - 12 messages

Hallo , i can not select import en export in MS-outlook 2007 because it is grey it is not active, what can i doe to put the address book in MS outlook 2007. is un freeware te convert the CSV file to PST. or WAB to PST? ...

links to webpages

Barry Karas - 21 Feb 2009 9:47 PM - 4 messages

Many e-mail messages contain links to webpages, usually in blue. When a person clicks on this link, my computer is supposed to go directly to the webpage. However, except for messages in my inbox, this doesn't work. How ...

Finding items (with Outlook 2003)

gcotterl - 21 Feb 2009 9:03 PM - 2 messages

When doing "Advanced Find", I type "2008-" (without the quotes) in the "Search for Word(s):" box, specify "in Subject Field Only" and click "Find Now". the results contain "2008-" ANYWHERE in the "Subject". How can I do the find so the results contain "2008-" only AT THE ...

OUTLOOK 2007 - LEFT TO RIGHT DIRECTION TAB IN OPTION

IBRAHIM - 21 Feb 2009 5:21 PM - 4 messages

I could not find tab for LEFT TO RIGHT Direction tab or otherwise in Outlook 2007 > Option. Can some one help and indentify how to find this tab, exact location of this tab in Outlook 2007 in option. If some one do not have this tab, how to bring this tab or install this tab ...

Outlook Search

Jan Groshan - 21 Feb 2009 4:46 PM - 3 messages

Still looking for an answer to my prior post: The search function in my Outlook 2007 has stopped working. I use it frequently to find calendar entries and various emails. I don't know what happened to make it stop working. How can I restore the function? I tried ...

office licensing

badgolferman - 21 Feb 2009 4:16 PM - 4 messages

My company provided a free copy of Microsoft Office 2007 for home use which I installed on my personal laptop. It works fine and gets updates from the MS server. My desktop computer has Microsoft Office 2003. I have decided to swap installations and put the 2007 edition on ...

how do i link an e-mail account to oulook

rabthe2nd - 21 Feb 2009 4:16 PM - 3 messages

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Outlook 2003 - Not including original message in replies and forwards

Rhonda Lea Kirk Fries - 21 Feb 2009 3:12 PM - 3 messages

In the last couple of weeks (I'm not sure when it started, unfortunately), Outlook 2003 has stopped including the original message text of plain text emails in replies and forwards. Only the header is included; the message body is missing. This does not happen if the mail ...

Outlook 2007 - Fax -> e-mail issue

Jesse - 21 Feb 2009 1:00 PM - 6 messages

I used to be able to type the first few letters of a first and last name when writing a new e-mail and it would quickly find the e-mail address of the person I was trying to e-mail. Since upgrading to 2007, now, when I ...

outlook calander

Ghost - 21 Feb 2009 9:58 AM - 2 messages

I know Vista has a calendar that can be used for events and will show events when do. I have set outlook calendar as the default so will events show up when vista loads or just when outlook is open? It would make more sense if ...

is ther a girl called charly brooks on hotmail

charly brooks - 21 Feb 2009 9:26 AM - 4 messages

hi ijust want to know if ther was a girl called charly brooks on hot mail ...

open 2nd mailbox from a profile

bucky3 - 21 Feb 2009 8:52 AM - 8 messages

I have 2 profiles, one for work (using Exchange) and one for personal. I was able to open my personal mailbox/calendar from the work profile by opening the local outlook data file. However, I have not been able to figure out how to view the work ...

deploy Outlook signature templates-Outlook 2007

kdd - 20 Feb 2009 8:08 PM - 4 messages

In our OL 2003 environment, were able to put a set of read-only email signature templates into C:\Program Files\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Signatures and users were able to open, update to personalize and then save as their own named signature template. ...

how do I get Outlook to not load in Firefox?

Ted13021 - 20 Feb 2009 6:06 PM - 3 messages

For some reason Outlook loads in Firefox. I do not recall having set this up. How do I change to IE7 as a browser? ...

Flyer in e-mail

tonyalt3 - 20 Feb 2009 5:33 PM - 8 messages

Does anyone know how to insert a flyer into an e-mail so that it appears in the text section just as it would in a word document? Basically just like a advertisement e-mail would. ...

OUTLOOK 2007 - SET PLAIN TEXT DIRECTION AS LEFT TO RIGHT

IBRAHIM - 20 Feb 2009 8:46 AM - 8 messages

In Outlook 2007, my problem is the Plain Text Direction appearing as RIGHT to LEFT. Email outgoing and incoming emails, read receipt and delivery report in Plain Text appearing as RIGHT to LEFT. I need to set defualt as LEFT TO RIGHT ...

Outlook 2002 error message

RedThoJr - 20 Feb 2009 3:25 AM - 2 messages

I get the following error message when I try to use the product. I had to cleen install windows xp pro. so I had to reinstall all my programs. I installed Microsoft Office XP and I get the following message when I try to ...

Ex03 not rececing all emails

Brad Palmer - 20 Feb 2009 2:58 AM - 3 messages

I've got an SBS2003 server that I've just transfered a domain to. the domain was hosted externally from the office and local users connected via IMAP to the host with Outlook 2003. I moved the MX record and setup exechange to receive email on the new ...

ScanPst have run time attributes?

Al Franz - 19 Feb 2009 10:21 PM - 2 messages

Does ScanPST have attributes you can put after scanpst.exe. Such as file to scan and to run repair automatically after detection finishes, without having to hit enter. My PST is large and would like to have it run during ...

Shortcut to Documents

sineusynd - 19 Feb 2009 10:04 PM - 3 messages

Can't find My Documents shortcut in Version 2007 . It seems this version will only allow shortcuts to folders in the Outlook folder list. How do I place short cuts, to folders outside of Outlook Folder List, under Short Cuts on the Navigation Pane? ...

Notes cannot be read by other e-mail services?

Jakobkraft - 19 Feb 2009 7:44 PM - 3 messages

I just tried emailing a note to someone and when they tried to open it, they got a message "This attachment is a MAPI 1.0 embedded message and is not supported by this mail system." What exactly is the point of having a Notes feature when they cannot be emailed to anyone that doesn't have Outlook? ...

Search Contacts Outlook 2003

zzMHUME - 19 Feb 2009 7:28 PM - 4 messages

I have a Contact in a Mailbox that I have FULL Proxy access to, in Outlook 2003. I can see the Contact but when I try to do a Search, i get an Outlook Error. In the Owners Mailbox, the Contact Properties, the "Outlook Address Book" is ...

How come an HTML image won't display?

jamesjonathanjones - 19 Feb 2009 6:36 PM - 4 messages

The image in the following HTML paragraph will display a logo for most people her. But for one person, she just gets a red-x. This happens only very intermittently. She can usually see images OK. <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#1f497d" face="Times New ...

Send link using outlook - how?

Martin ©¿©¬ - 19 Feb 2009 4:16 PM - 2 messages

Hi It used to be that when I had a web site in my browser (firefox) and I wanted to send the link with outlook, it worked fine. Then I had to format my HDD & reload everything Now Outlook dosn't do it, but my news reader (Agent) tries to do it ...

Notes Appears as second line in Contacts Grid

KBD - 19 Feb 2009 2:53 PM - 2 messages

Using Outlook 2007, the Contacts Grid is displaying the notes field as both a column in the Grid and as a second line under each entry. The Notes entry on the second line ends with an <end> tag. I need to ...

Getting rid of an old pst

Jerry - 19 Feb 2009 1:29 PM - 7 messages

I have outlook 2007 on both desktop and notebook. I did a search and deleted all pst files on the notebook and copied the pst from the desktop back to the notebook. Notebook pst with all emails, ect remain. Can't figure out ...

import palm desktop addresses

badgolferman - 19 Feb 2009 1:16 PM - 2 messages

How do I import my Address Book from Palm Desktop to Outlook 2003? Palm exports as .aba file and Outlook doesn't have any sort of obvious translator for Palm Desktop addresses. ...

Replacing Inbox folder ?

Marko - 19 Feb 2009 1:16 PM - 7 messages

Unable to change view settings in my Inbox folder, as previously posted, I now wonder if there is a way to replace the Inbox folder and move all existing messages to the new one. All other folders, even sub folders of Inbox work normal so that only this ...

Downloading Outlook

andrea10021 - 19 Feb 2009 12:57 PM - 4 messages

I have a new computer and need to download Microsoft Outlook to synch up my Palm Pilot. I am not planning on using it for email. Can I get Outlook without paying for it? Where do I download it from? ...

incomming plain text messages are reformatted.

level-D - 19 Feb 2009 12:39 PM - 3 messages

Dear all, I'm using microsoft outlook 2003 (11.8217.8221) SP3 (on XP professional) since this week and ran into the following issue. Incoming plain text mails are reformatted to something different (when I paste it to word it says Arial). ...

Outlook deletes message from inbox when reply is sent

boblator - 19 Feb 2009 3:27 AM - 4 messages

I have been using Outlook 2000 since the beginning of time with no problems. Now, when I reply to a message in my inbox, when I send the reply, the original message disappears from the inbox. I haven't changed any settings, and hell if ...

Outlook 2007 not saving email passwords

Fred Marshall - 19 Feb 2009 2:57 AM - 7 messages

Windows XP This issue has been dealt with using all the "known" methods to no avail. Outlook has been removed and reinstalled. Before reinstalling it, Outlook Express was set up and IT keeps the passwords fine. After reinstalling it, the same issue remains. ...

Outlook 2007 not receving new e-mail

jmparsons3 - 18 Feb 2009 8:46 PM - 2 messages

I have just installed Outlook 2007 over Outlook 2003 on my Windows XP machine. No new e-mail is being displayed, although it does seem to be downloading. I have checked the Deleted folder and the Spam folder and have not ...

re:

Justin - 18 Feb 2009 8:43 PM - 2 messages

When you click on save as... a window pops up and on the left hand side there are icons (its called "Favorite Links" in 2007 my bad) one of which is My Documents (Others are Computer, Desktop, etc...). When the ...

Junk email

j lunis - 18 Feb 2009 4:55 PM - 3 messages

Outlook 2007 How do I disable Outlook's Junk email capability. Doesn't work. Don't want it. ...

Outlook and Hughes Net

SWT - 18 Feb 2009 3:27 PM - 3 messages

I just purchase and installed Outlook on my comp. I went through the install wizard and let it configure my hughes net email account. Now I lost all my email in the various folders I made in the hughes net page. They didn't come ...

PST Format

Alias - 18 Feb 2009 2:43 PM - 2 messages

I have Outlook 2003 and I am not sure if I am still using the old .pst file from 2000 or if I am using the new format that can grow to a much larger size than the old format. How do I tell which one I'm using? ...

Make Outlook 2003 automatically start at reboot

Angel - 18 Feb 2009 12:35 PM - 8 messages

Hello All, I have Outlook 2003. I would like to know how I can configure Outlook 2003 to automatically start up when I reboot my computer. Thank you, Angel ...

Duplicate tasks being created

Pravesh - 18 Feb 2009 10:52 AM - 6 messages

I am using Outlook 2007. I have not used task bar much until now. Each time I create a task I get two items showing in tasks window. All action on one i.e. updates, settings, details are repeated on the other and if I delete ...

Outlook 2007 Rules in Error message

mdlister - 18 Feb 2009 9:28 AM - 3 messages

I have been using office 2007 with exchange 2003 for a while and have had rules to move my mail from my inbox to sub folders. Today i got an email for the administrator saying my mailbox was over its size limit (tut tut) so i thought i would archive my mailbox to an existing PST file archiving all emails up to and including today to make my mailbox empty. I then deleted all the folders under the inbox as they are generated in the pst file and will now get in to the habbit of moving them from the inbox to the pst file directly. ...

How to retrieve emails in Outlook2003 from a specific date?

Aditya Gupta - 18 Feb 2009 6:36 AM - 3 messages

I have added a new POP3 email account to outlook 2003. This mail account has over 4000 emails. Once the account was setup in outlook 2003, it is retriving all 4000 emails. I wish to retrieve emails from my mail server to outlook 2003 only from 1st Feb onwards. ...

OUTLOOK 2007 - Msgs Direction in Plain Text as Right to Left

IBRAHIM - 18 Feb 2009 6:27 AM - 4 messages

I purchased new notebook from Dubai having Vista Home. While uising OUTLOOK 2007, the email messages make and receipts in Plain text receive in Right to Left Direction. My requirment is default text direction as Left to Right. I think problem is coming becuase of arabic or Urdu language which is set in ...

"add New Group"

Ori-Hara - 18 Feb 2009 6:08 AM - 3 messages

I would like to organize my list of Tasks in Outlook 2007 into groups. So, I thought I click to "add new groups", name my group and start sorting. But if I click on any new group button. nothing happens. ...

Outlook: My Documents: Access Denied

Justin - 17 Feb 2009 11:47 PM - 6 messages

Using pass through security the user gets his My Documents access on the desktop. But when we try to access the My Documents through Outlook I get access denied. What can be done to allow the same pass through security to apply to the ...

Auto Archiving Problem

Thomas M. - 17 Feb 2009 9:30 PM - 5 messages

Outlook 2007 I've recently started having problems with my auto archiving. I have the default settings configured to archive items older than 2 months to a .PST file on a network drive (which gets backed up). I have set both the Inbox ...

Outlook 2007 will not send emails as HTML format

greg - 17 Feb 2009 4:55 PM - 6 messages

Basically my outlook 2007 will not send emails as HTML format. I have set this as the default in the "Mail format" tab in tools -> options and check it is formatted this way in the ribbon when I click send. ...

Re: Email Scanning

D. Spencer Hines - 17 Feb 2009 4:27 PM - 11 messages

VERY Unprofessional... Cochran can't see the forest for the trees. He's focused solely on the DBX corruption problem in Outlook Express, where he has his head firmly planted -- oblivious to other important issues. He's a Johnny-One-Note and can only sing one song. ...

Hotmail POP access in Outlook 2007

Mark Wilson - 17 Feb 2009 4:09 PM - 5 messages

Since POP access has been made available to Hotmail users, I decided to ditch Outlook Connector for downloading emailing and connect direct to my inbox. Initially, I found that when Hotmail messages were downloaded into Outlook the original message was removed from the server and therefore could not be ...

Hotmail POP3 access in Outlook 2007

Mark Wilson - 17 Feb 2009 4:08 PM - 2 messages

Since POP access has been made available to Hotmail users, I decided to ditch Outlook Connector for downloading emailing and connect direct to my inbox. Initially, I found that when Hotmail messages were downloaded into Outlook the original message was removed from the server and therefore could not be ...

creating a form EMail in Outlook 2003

Wanda - 17 Feb 2009 3:55 PM - 3 messages

I'm using Outlook 2003. Perhaps a couple times a week, I need to send out an email to someone with a standard text in it, but some variable information. Rather than "copy and paste" from a previous email in my sent file, I would ...

Archive Bit

Brad Arnold - 17 Feb 2009 1:48 PM - 11 messages

Hello all, I a recently used a backup program that uses the archive bit setting for incremental backups rather than date/time stamp. When it backs something up, it checks the archive bit so it knows next time to back ...

possible suggestion for Outlook (Tools \ Account Settings \ E-mail)

Dave Horne - 17 Feb 2009 1:42 PM - 4 messages

It would be great if there were an additional 'window' in the Internet e-mail setting (under Tools \ Accounts). In this additional window one could write a suggestion for the password for the account in question. Just now I went to check on an e-mail account that gets very little traffic ...

Back up Contacts?

The Hun - 17 Feb 2009 10:30 AM - 4 messages

Windows XP; Outlook 2002 What is the best way to back up the Contacts folder so that it can be retrieved or restored if needed? All I can find in the HELP is info about exporting to Excel, Access, Windows Comma Separated Values, Windows Tab Separated Values. ...

Delegate Exporting Contacts in VBA?

David - 17 Feb 2009 12:55 AM - 2 messages

Hello! I am a VBA programmer who has programmed a wonderful VBA solution to export contacts to a custom database. The problem (or challenge, as it were) is that the the customer wants to have delegates do the export. Is there an easy way (or any way) through ...

Previewer

Gary Mir - 16 Feb 2009 11:49 PM - 3 messages

Where can I download Previewer for MCFT Outlook 2007? ...

Spell Check Works Sporadically in Outlook 2007 E-mail

Colin - 16 Feb 2009 10:10 PM - 4 messages

Sometimes, paragraphs seem to be hidden from the Word spell check. Misspelled words are not underlined. If I hit the Spell Check button, it finds no errors. I can type word after word of gibberish and it reports everything is fine. ...

Screen Stays on Top

Jan - 16 Feb 2009 7:57 PM - 12 messages

This one's driving me nuts! If I'm in Outlook and want to open a contact page, or compose a new email, or do ANYTHING other than see my Inbox, I have to manually minimize the the Outlook to get to the second screen, which is ...

ex 03 public folders, contacts, sub folders and outlook 07 adress books

Frank - 16 Feb 2009 6:47 PM - 3 messages

we want to create a public folder (ex 03) for company contacts that has sub folders and can be used in outlook 07 If we put top level "shared_contacts" as an address book and then create sub folders OL 07 can't see or search the sub folders automatically ...

registry restore and Outlook 2007

Dave Horne - 16 Feb 2009 5:51 PM - 5 messages

If there are changes made to Outlook 2007, any kind of change, whether it's the addition or deletion of an e-mail account, the deselection of an add-in or simply the placement of a toolbar, does Registry Restore return Outlook ...

Outlook, WLM & Forte Agent

D. Spencer Hines - 16 Feb 2009 5:44 PM - 7 messages

How would you compare and contrast the capabilities and limitations of Outlook and Forte Agent? Is Microsoft trying to compete with Forte Agent at all -- if so, with what product? ...

how do I add color to outlook page

winsalot - 16 Feb 2009 5:31 PM - 2 messages

I would like to add some color to my outlook page. It is a boring gray and white. Thanks :-) ...

Tracking option

hyfyin - 16 Feb 2009 1:13 PM - 4 messages

There was an tracking icon on sent mails to track the messages earlier but when our administrator moved the exchange server from 2003 to 2007 it is no more available. i am using outlook 2007 and i have enabled tracking option ...

Data retention, archiving, offline pst searching et al. - your advice is appreciated

Dan - 16 Feb 2009 11:47 AM - 6 messages

hi there, my outlook storage has grown dramatically over the last couple of years. every couple of months I try to get rid of old data, but I have not found a good balance between reducing my "online" storage and having still access to ...

Calendar Sharing

Bill - 16 Feb 2009 11:33 AM - 3 messages

Outlook 2007. Windows vista. Suddenly (past three days), cannot update shared calendars through MS web server. Keeps asking for password and nothing happens Anyone having this trouble or know what's going on? Thanks Bill ...

my outlook 2007 is placing .bak files in recycle bin--whats this?

paffcon - 16 Feb 2009 4:36 AM - 4 messages

Are these backup files or do I have settings that are allowing outlook to auto delete after a certain amount of time...I do not understand what is happening--Ihave files in recycle bin, but I can go into outlook and the ...

Remove links in Navigation Pane

Angel - 16 Feb 2009 3:38 AM - 7 messages

Hello All, I would like to know how to remove the Folder Sizes link, and the Data File Management... links that are in the Navigation Pane in Outlook 2003. Thank you in advance. ...

white paper icon next to open envelope icon in outlook 2003 what i

Angel - 16 Feb 2009 12:25 AM - 5 messages

Hi All, I have Outlook 2003. I would like to know what the landscape white paper icon, on the right side of the open envelope icon, in the reading pane is. Thank you in advance. ...

Understanding .pst files?

The Hun - 15 Feb 2009 10:43 PM - 6 messages

Using Windows XP and Outlook 2002 I have several custom folders to organize email. I have a couple of Archive .pst files as well. I want to backup all of my emails to an external hard drive. In addition to the email in my Inbox... ...

Searching for .pst file

The Hun - 15 Feb 2009 10:32 PM - 3 messages

Using Windows XP and OL2002 My Outlook.pst file is located here: C:\Documents and Settings\Hun\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft \Outlook\Outlook.pst PROBLEM # 1 But when I do a Search of Local Disk (C:) for *.pst, it only ...

new outlook user has questions

badgolferman - 15 Feb 2009 7:50 PM - 2 messages

I have finally taken the plunge from Outlook Express to Outlook 2003, mostly for the Calendar functionality. I have some questions that I have been unable to find answers for and am grateful in advance for any help you provide. ...

Concatenating multiple mail (*.msg) files

David Berrigan - 15 Feb 2009 7:18 PM - 4 messages

Hello friends, Could someone please tell me an easy way to merge a few dozen messages into one long *.msg or *.doc file? In other words, I have a folder containing 50 messages and I would like to join all the messages together sequentially into one long message with out having to insert each message at the end in word by hand. ...

outlook 2007 does not autopopulate SBS exchange details

Frank - 15 Feb 2009 10:53 AM - 2 messages

Outlook 2007 does not correctly identify the sbs exchange server on first run we get "outlook cannot log you on" in the server name field we get "/o=First Organization/ou=first administrative group/cn=Configuration/cn=Servers/cn=SERVERNAME" ...

Can't change view settings - Outlook 07

Marko - 15 Feb 2009 3:21 AM - 3 messages

My Inbox folder appearance suddenly changed. It now displays columns such as 'Catogories' and 'Reminder Bell' which I am not using. Removing these columns by any of the available means is not permanent. When I come back to the Inbox ...

Finding items

gcotterl - 15 Feb 2009 2:03 AM - 2 messages

(Microsoft Office Outlook 2003). After typing a word in the "Look for" box, clicking "All Mail folders" and clicking "Find Now", how can I tell what folder each result was found in? ...

Do I have to enter a start AND end date for a task in Outlook?

IrwinII - 15 Feb 2009 12:36 AM - 3 messages

I am getting a conflict when trying to sync between Outllook 2003 and Blackberry Desktop Manager. Error msg talks of a task having a negative duration and to check the start/end dates/times. ...

Reply an forward flag

AJS - 15 Feb 2009 12:00 AM - 10 messages

Hello, does anyone knows how to include the little "Reply" and "Forward" flags when performing an Outlook back up? Thanks, AJS ...