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How to Compact the Data File When you Close Outlook
It’s possible to configure Outlook to automatically compact the pst every time you close Outlook. This can be useful to users who deal with sensitive data and need to ensure messages can’t be recovered as compacting removes all traces of deleted messages, making it impossible to recover the mail.
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Change Send and Receive Settings
To change how frequently Outlook does and automatic send and receive, you need to edit the Send and Receive settings. The easiest way to open the Send and Receive dialog is using the keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Alt+S. If you prefer to use the mouse, look on the Tools, Send and Receive menu, Send/Receive Groups, Define Send
Continue reading: Change Send and Receive SettingsConfiguring More Email Account Settings
If you are having problems sending and receiving mail, you may need change your authentication method or send and receive ports. Click on Tools, Account settings. (In Outlook 2010, it's File, Account settings) Select the account and click Change to open the account settings dialog (or double click on the account). [See below for the
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Moving from Outlook Express to Outlook
When Outlook is installed and configured on the old computer, export from OE to Outlook then move the *.pst file to the new computer. See Moving Outlook to a New Computer for the steps required to create a profile and use the *.pst file. If Outlook is not installed on the old computer, you need
Continue reading: Moving from Outlook Express to OutlookConfiguring Hotmail, Live, or MSN accounts
You can use the Outlook Hotmail Connector or POP3/SMTP to download Hotmail, MSN, or Live.com mail into Outlook. Note: you need to install the connector and configure your account. All versions of Outlook (or any email program that supports POP3) can use POP3. Be sure to set Outlook to leave mail on the server if
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How to Automatically Empty Outlook’s Deleted Item Folder
Do you want to empty your Deleted Items folder automatically? You can use an option built into Outlook to empty the deleted folder on exit, but it can slow down the exiting process. It’s an all or nothing process – if it’s enabled, it will empty the folder every time you close Outlook. You can’t
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How to Add and Remove Accounts in Outlook Profile
We hear from a lot of users who receive the following error when they open Outlook for the first time after upgrading Outlook. (This frequently happens when using Easy Transfer to move the accounts to a new computer.) “The connection to Microsoft Exchange is unavailable. Outlook must be online or connected to complete this action. “ Sometimes
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There are many known issues related to running Microsoft Outlook with Windows Terminal Server. Outlook features that do not work include the following: Offline store (OST) files and features that rely on the OST (i.e., Cached Exchange and Offline mode, client side Junk E-mail filtering) Forms Designer and the Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript)
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Configuring SmartPhones to use EAS to Hotmail Live
Now that Hotmail/Live supports "Exchange Active Sync" (also known as EAS), it's very easy to sync Hotmail accounts to smartphones and handheld devices that support Microsoft Exchange accounts and Exchange ActiveSync. These are the steps you’ll use to configure a Hotmail account on an iPhone or iPad but the steps are similar on other phones.
Continue reading: Configuring SmartPhones to use EAS to Hotmail LiveTo show the name of the current Outlook profile
Users of all versions of Microsoft Outlook except Outlook 98 and 2000 in Internet Mail Only mode can create more than one profile containing different email accounts and data stores. For example, a couple sharing a home computer might want his and hers profiles. (See Sharing Microsoft Outlook on One PC for more ideas about
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