OWA

Microsoft Exchange Server’s Outlook Web Access (OWA) Issues.

The OWA 2013 Interface

The OWA 2013 Interface

A user new to Office365 hosted Exchange had this comment: When I log into my hosted exchange account I am dishearten that find that the online version of outlook looks and functions nothing like the desktop version. I don't see any way to customize the look and feel or layout. All the classic Outlook functionalities  

Recover Deleted Items in OWA 2010

Recover Deleted Items in OWA 2010

A user with a mailbox on Exchange 2010, wanted to know how to recover items deleted using Shift+Delete. She uses OWA and when she was on an Exchange 2003 server, she added cmd=showdeleted to her mailbox URL to access deleted item recovery. This trick isn't working for her in OWA 2010. No need to resort  

OWA saves .docx and .xlsx file as .zip

OWA saves .docx and .xlsx file as .zip

We've had a lot of complaints about OWA saving Office 2007 files using the zip extension the last few weeks. It's an old issue and I'm surprised at the number of times it's come up recently. My best guess is that a lot of organizations with Exchange 2003 are only now upgrading to Office 2007.  

Outlook Web Access for Exchange 2000

Note: Exchange 2000 is past its natural support cycle, with limited support available. This content will remain for reference use however some of the content linked below many no longer be available. Outlook Web Access (OWA) allows any client with a compatible browser to access Exchange Server folders. For Exchange 2000, you create applications using  

Outlook Web Access 5.5

Note: Exchange 5.5 is well past its natural support cycle, therefore neither we nor Microsoft is supporting it. This content will remain for reference use only. Because Exchange 5.5 is no longer supported, some of the content linked below many no longer be available. Outlook Web Access (OWA) allows any client with a compatible browser  

Add an Image to Your Signature in OWA

Add an Image to Your Signature in OWA

OWA doesn't include the ability to insert images into signatures. This is because inserting an image from the local computer won't do much good when you access OWA from another computer and OWA doesn't have the capability to store it online for you. However, you can create a signature that contains an image, provided the  

Exchange 2003: Outlook Web Access (OWA)

Exchange 2003: Outlook Web Access (OWA)

Using and troubleshooting Exchange 2003's Outlook Web Access (OWA). Issues and bugs affecting OWA 2003 and solutions.

Open Other Users Calendar using OWA

Older versions of OWA don't provide a way to open other user's folders directly from the interface, as you can from Outlook’s File, Open, Other users folder menu, but this doesn't mean it’s not possible. You need to use a specially formatted URL that contains the other users email address and the folder you wish  

Windows XP SP2 and Outlook Web Access (OWA)

Windows XP SP2 includes a number of security enhancements that can affect OWA. The most noticeable issue is caused by the pop-up blocker preventing some of OWAs windows from opening. This problem isn't new, it's has been a long standing problem with nearly every pop-up blocker available, but it's going to affect a lot more  

Automatically Create Contacts when using OWA?

A user wanted to know how to automatically create contacts for people they send email to when using OWA. Every time they send a message to someone they need to add the address to their contacts manually. Unfortunately, no, this is not possible when you use OWA. You need to create the contacts yourself or