When you want to know where an email came from, the quickest way is to check out the message headers. In Outlook 2010 they aren’t in an obvious spot, so I’ll show you where to look.
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Outlook 2010: Print Only One Page of a Message
There are times when you’ll need to print a long email,, but you may not need all of the pages.Here’s how to save ink and paper by printing only the page or specific pages you need.
Automatically Empty Deleted Items in Outlook 2010 On Exit
Are you tired of seeing a bunch of email messages in your Deleted Items folder every day? Keep the folder clean in Outlook 2010 by automatically emptying the Deleted Items folder when you close out of Outlook.
How To Change the Default Font in Outlook 2010
Do you write and send emails with a custom font? Why not set up Outlook to automatically start each composition using a font you love.
How To Password Protect an Outlook PST File
If you’re on a shared computer without separate user accounts, you don’t want the other user(s) looking at your private email. Here’s how to password protect your Personal Folder (.pst) file in Outlook 2003, 2007 and 2010.
How To Enable the BCC Field in Outlook 2010
I use the BCC function in Outlook all the time. It’s very handy for looping in someone under the radar. Fortunately, enabling the BCC filed in Outlook 2010 is simple – here’s how.
Easily Save Outlook Meeting Notes To OneNote
One of my favorite features of Microsoft OneNote is the ability to copy an calendar item quickly to OneNote for taking meeting notes. Not only does it make finding meetings notes easy, it’s also the fastest method I know for…
Outlook 2010: How To Display Total Emails in a Folder
By default, Microsoft Outlook 2010 displays total emails unread next to each folder in the navigation pane. In this Quick Tip I’m going to show you how to change this setting to display total emails instead.
Office 2010 – How To Change the Color Scheme
Some might think changing the default color scheme in Office 2010 is a small thing however I would disagree. I use this app all day, every day so for me, changing the default to black was a huge improvement.
Outlook: Find Emails Easier by Searching All Folders
The search option in Outlook does a decent job searching a single folder. But this limits you if you’re looking for that hard to find email. Here’s how to add more folders to your search. It’s frustrating when you can’t find an email someone sent you several moths ago. By default, Outlook will only search [...]
Outlook 2010: How To Fix Error Cannot Start Outlook or Open the Outlook Window
This morning while working on my PC, my Outlook 2010 client crashed and refused to re-open. When restarting Outlook it would continually crash displaying the same error messages repeatedly. Here’s how I fixed it. First the error messages: “Microsoft Outlook exited without properly closing your Outlook Data file: FILE.OST. Microsoft Outlook must be restarted. If [...]
Outlook 2010: How To Configure the AutoSave Feature
Outlook 2010 by default auto saves emails as you type them every 3 minutes to prevent you from losing work. Many people don’t know the setting is actually adjustable and here’s how to configure it. Open Outlook and Click File >> Options Click the Mail tab and scroll down to the Save messages section. Adjust [...]
Outlook 2010: Create a Rule to Move New Messages to a Specific Folder
If you get several emails each day from the same sender, your inbox can get out of hand quickly. To keep your inbox organized, create a rule to move emails to a folder when they’re received. Launch Outlook and highlight the message from the contact you want to move. Right-click it and select Rules >> [...]
Outlook 2010: How To Change the Default Reminder for Appointments
Pop-up reminders are a nice feature of calendar appointments in Outlook 2010. By default, appointment reminders pop-up 15 minutes prior to the start of an appointment. For me, this normally isn’t enough time so let’s review how to change the default to a more reasonable time. Open Outlook 2010 and Click File >> Options Click [...]