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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How to fix the wrong number of unread emails flag in Outlook?
I have an annoying problem in Outlook 2013. My inbox is flagged with "1" unread message, but this is not the case. Even when I empty my inbox folder, this bold "1" stays next to my folder, new as it ...
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Change Outlook "Mark As Read" Behavior
Can someone describe to me, step by step, what I would need to do in order to change the default Outlook "Mark as Read" behavior?
Default Behavior: Outlook marks a message as read when It has ...
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View RAW message source of an email in Outlook 2013
How can I view the source of an email in Outlook 2013?
I want to see the exact email source, as I can do in Gmail or in Mozilla Thunderbird. I'm particularly interested in the top matter (headers?). ...
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How to make Outlook Calendar reminders stay on top in Windows 7
I'm just starting to use Windows 7 and I want to know how to make my Outlook reminders pop up and show themselves prominently. They keep opening discreetly, as just another window in the Outlook ...
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Starting Outlook automatically in Windows 10
How can I get Outlook to start whenever I start my Windows 10 computer?
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Can I create a link to a specific email message in Outlook?
I use Outlook as my email client at work, but I don't want to use it to manage my tasks and todos. (Instead I use plain text files and Emacs org-mode.) Since many todo items start out as mails in my ...
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How to save a mail into an .eml-file with Outlook?
Outlook Express and Thunderbird both support the .eml-file format. Somehow Outlook does not.
Is there any way to save mails into into an .eml-file using Outlook (e.g. with the help of a plugin)?
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Can I use "AND" in Outlook filters?
I wish to create an Outlook rule that matches two non-adjacent words in the subject line. It must match both words (AND), not one or the other. If I add the two words as one entry it treats them as a ...
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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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Outlook 2010 Rules - How to use "OR" boolean?
It seems that Microsoft Outlook 2010 can only use the "AND" boolean when setting RULES. I find that very disturbing since even the lower end Windows Live Mail can use "OR". Am I missing something? I'm ...
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Prevent Outlook from automatically deleting meeting emails
I'm using Outlook Web Access to read my email. When I receive a meeting notice and acknowledge it, Outlook adds it to my calendar then deletes the email. Is there a way to disable Outlook ...
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How can I synchronise my Outlook Calendar with Google Calendar (preferably using a free/open source tool)? [closed]
How can I synchronise my desktop Outlook calendar with my Google Calendar (Outlook -> Google)?
I saw the question Free tool for Synchronizing Google Contacts and Calendar with Outlook, but the ...
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Why does the Outlook taskbar envelope icon sometimes remain active, even if I have no unread email?
Outlook has a nice envelope icon that displays on top of the taskbar icon when I have new mail. Sometimes this icon comes up when I get a new message, but then doesn't go away when the message is ...
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Outlook does not show desktop notifications on a message receive if e-mail is transfered to another folder with a rule
I have a number of accounts in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007, a folder for each and a rule which moves message for appropriate folder. Also it has to show a desktop notification.
But it doesn't!
I ...
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Outlook needs password but dialog box disappears
I have the same problem outlined in this forum thread - my Outlook shows the "Need Password" in the status bar:
But if I click it nothing happens, no dialog appears. There is also this button "Type ...
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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 do I add someone to a scheduled Outlook meeting without sending that update to everyone else?
I have scheduled a recurring Outlook meeting that everyone has already accepted. Now I need to include one more person, and I'd like to send her the invitation "officially" so that it appears on her ...
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How to make Outlook show the unread count of a folder, including its sub-folders?
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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How can I adjust start and end time for reoccuring meetings in Outlook?
I have a situation where I have a few reoccurring meetings in my Outlook calendar for which I want to change the start and end time for. I didn't create the meeting in the first place, and I don't ...
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How can I open .msg files on a Mac
I have received a .msg file as an attachment from a coworker. I am using OS X and there are no default programs to open the file. Does anyone know how I can open a .msg file on my Mac?
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Outlook calendar - see who has accepted a meeting without being the meeting organizer
In Outlook 2010 working against Exchange server, if I am the meeting organizer I have tracking options and at least one other way of seeing, if people have accepted or not.
However, when I am NOT the ...
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What is the keyboard shortcut for Keep Text Only in Outlook?
When I paste text into an email in Outlook, the following prompt hovers near the text:
Based on the hint, instead of clicking on the button with the mouse, it looks like I should be able to press ...
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How do you "Edit As New" in Outlook?
In Thunderbird, there's the option to "Edit As New...".
When selecting that option, I can edit the original message and send it like a new message.
How can I do the same thing in Outlook?
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How do I make Outlook show the weekday when receiving a meeting invitation?
Whenever I receive a meeting invitation in MS Outlook 2013, it shows the date and time of the suggested appointment, but not which day it is on that date, such as Monday.
This has bothered me a lot, ...
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Is there any way to turn on my "Out of Office" automatic replies when an event in the calendar is marked "out of office"?
I have recurring events that cause me to be out of the office on a regular basis. I have updated my calendar to reflect that I will be out of the office.
Currently I use the "Out of Office" ...
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Outlook With GMail Over IMAP is Missing All Mail Folder
When I add my Gmail account to Outlook (2013 or 2016), I don't see the All Mail folder.
I have found a couple forums suggesting the following steps, but following these steps doesn't solve the ...
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Outlook 2016 ctrl-arrow key navigation not working
I have a problem in the email-editor in Outlook 2016. Normally I can use ctrl-left arrow and ctrl-right arrow to move the cursor in the editor by a word. This works in every text field on my PC except ...
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How can I export all email addresses I have sent to from Outlook or any other Email Client?
I would like to export a list of email addresses of people I have previously sent mail to. I don't think there is a way to do this without an add-in.
I tried a tool called Gwabbit and it did not do ...
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Can I use a different signature in Outlook for internal versus external mail?
Our company requires use of a specific signature (with an image) for external e-mail and would like to use a different signature for internal e-mail (without an image).
Is this possible with Outlook ...
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How do I transfer meeting ownership in Outlook 2010?
My secretary is leaving and we have a lot of meetings she has set up. How do I transfer ownership of these meeting?
If I cannot do this the new temp will have to input all the meetings again from her ...
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How to decline recurring Outlook meetings beyond a certain date?
I can attend some of the meetings I have been sent, but beyond a point in time, this will not be possible. Therefore I would like to remove all the meetings beyond this date.
Seemingly the only ...
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How to install the win32com python library
I am trying to install the win32com module. I know I should download the Python for Windows extension, but it does not work.
After I have installed Python for Windows and try import win32com.client, ...
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Outlook sometimes marks folder with one unread message [duplicate]
In an Outlook folder, sometimes even though I marked all messages as read, the folder list shows "1", as if there's an unread message.
Note: This is Outlook connected to a corporate Exchange server.
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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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Completely remove Outlook up and start afresh
I want to delete all my Outlook accounts, remove all configurations and everything and start afresh. Basically, like do a complete reset. But, it doesn't let me remove my last account saying something ...
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Is there a Shortcut for "Mark all messages as read" in Outlook?
I am trying to find a shortcut for marking all messages (eMails) in a folder as read by using a keyboard shortcut, but had no luck in finding one so far.
I am using Microsoft Outlook 2010 and when I ...
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Outlook 2013 not showing emails older than aprox. 6months old in any folders
I migrated a VP of our company to Office 365 and now he's not seeing emails in folders that there should be. The problem seems to affect all folders but only emails after about 6-12 months old.
Other ...
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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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How to make Outlook display envelope icon for unread mail in other folders than Inbox?
I get a bunch of SVN commit messages to my email, and I created a rule to move them to a separate folder ("commits"). Now, the problem I have is that when I get a new commit message, Outlook no longer ...
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How to set yourself as "Not Attending" for an instance of a recurring meeting you've Organized?
I'm the "Organizer" of a recurring daily meeting (our daily stand up). I want to set my own status to "Not attending" for a specific instance and if possible (bonus) even remove that instance from my ...
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Prevent Outlook 2010 Insert Picture resizing image
When I "Insert Picture" a JPEG in Outlook 2010 it automatically resizes the image and, I think, recompresses it too. I realise this would be useful for photographs or for people who try to email 1MB ...
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How do I fix Outlook only showing the first line of every message?
I'm experiencing a strange problem with Outlook 2019. When viewing a message it only shows the first line. On an HTML message, it stops at the first close paragraph tag. On a plaintext message, it ...
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Outlook 2016 has a "Archive" button which moves an email to a specific folder. Is there a keyboard shortcut for that action?
Word lets you customize keyboard shortcuts from inside the Customize Ribbon preference pane. Outlook seems to lack this feature, but I'm admittedly not an Outlook guru.
Is there a way that I can ...
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How to restore dismissed reminders in Outlook 2010?
How would I retrieve all the dismissed reminders in Outlook 2010?
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How can I make Microsoft Outlook 2013 automatically mark a message as read when it is clicked?
Normally, when I click on an unread message in Outlook 2013, the message remains in the unread state until I click on a different message. How can I make it so that it marks as read when I click on ...
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How do I stop Outlook Out-Of-Office from replying to certain addresses?
When I am out of the office, if I turn Out-of-Office on, it auto-replies to the automated emails I get from our Bug Tracking system, which leads to our Bug Tracking system getting full of message ...
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How to disable "clutter" feature in office 365
I'm using office 365 for business. A couple of weeks ago I got an email introducing the new "clutter" feature with a "click here to configure" button saying that if I didn't do anything, the feature ...
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Disable auto-complete of name in Outlook 2013
Outlook 2013 has introduced an editor feature that suggests to insert my full name whenever I start typing my first name.
This is really annoying because I generally want to use only my first name ...
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Undo send email in Outlook
Is there an equivalent of Undo Sent Gmail feature in Microsoft Outlook?
I believe that once that feature is enabled in Gmail the sending of email is postponed by 5 to 30 seconds (depending on settings)...
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