How to use VBA to always select the desired Task folder when you open the Tasks navigation pane.
Continue reading: Always use Tasks, not Outlook’s To-Do ListConvert to / from Outlook
Converting Messages
and Calendar or
Address books
Add a Category to Contacts in a Contact Group (DL)
Identifying which DL's a contact belongs is not an easy task. Use this code sample to add a category to contacts who are a member of an Outlook contact group (distribution list) and you can see at a glance what contact groups they belong to.
Continue reading: Add a Category to Contacts in a Contact Group (DL)Mark Sent Items as Read After Copying with a Rule
When you use rules to move sent messages, the sent items are not marked read when they are copied to other folders. You need to VBA to mark the messages read.
Continue reading: Mark Sent Items as Read After Copying with a RuleHow to Remove or Change the Reminder on All Day Events
While you can't change Outlook's 18 hour default reminder, you can use VBA to remove the reminder or change it to a different time. While the tweaks here work specifically with reminders on All Day events, this code can be tweaked to do almost anything when a new appointment or event is saved.
Continue reading: How to Remove or Change the Reminder on All Day EventsOpen a webpage when a Task reminder fires
This simple macro uses a Task to open a web address in Internet Explorer when a reminder fires.
Continue reading: Open a webpage when a Task reminder firesSend an email when an Appointment reminder fires
Another entry in my Lazy Programmer Series, a macro for Outlook users who want to schedule a message to send later. This macro is triggered by a reminder and sends a message, composed from the appointment's subject line and body.
Continue reading: Send an email when an Appointment reminder firesiCloud and Outlook Problems
We're seeing a lot of questions (and complaints) about the new iCloud service and Outlook integration. Users with POP3 accounts seem to have the most problems (but could benefit the most from iCloud), since the data is local to one computer and iCloud moves it all into the cloud. We have solutions to many of the problems.
Continue reading: iCloud and Outlook ProblemsHow to Delete Outlook’s Default Folders
Step-by-step instructions you can use to delete or hide the default folders (such as the junk email and suggested contacts folders) that Microsoft Outlook creates in your data files.
Continue reading: How to Delete Outlook’s Default FoldersKeep Canceled Meetings on Outlook’s Calendar
There are two methods you can use to keep canceled meetings on your calendar: keep the cancellation notice or use a Run a Script rule to create an appointment using using the meeting details. Code sample included.
Continue reading: Keep Canceled Meetings on Outlook’s Calendar
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