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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
Continue reading: How to Add and Remove Accounts in Outlook ProfileRunning Outlook on Windows Terminal Server
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
Continue reading: To show the name of the current Outlook profileChanging the default *.pst and *.ost sizes
Beginning with Outlook 2003, the new Unicode pst/ost format support up to 1TB file size. Since this is not practical for most people, Microsoft set a default of 20 GB (Outlook 2003 or 2007) and 50 GB for Outlook 2010. While this size is fine for most people, it can be raised (or lowered) if
Continue reading: Changing the default *.pst and *.ost sizesTo Secure Your Personal Folders (*.pst) File
Standalone users of Microsoft Outlook can password-protect the Personal Folders .pst file used to store all messages and other items. “I was wondering if there is some way that I can configure a password required to open Microsoft Outlook program. The thing is my computer can be accessed by a lot of people in my
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Dialing Outlook Phone Numbers
The key to getting Microsoft Outlook to dial telephone numbers the way you want is to enter numbers in the right format. Any numbers outside your own country should be entered in “international” format. Also use international format for all numbers (not just those in other countries), if you do any traveling outside your country.
Continue reading: Dialing Outlook Phone NumbersPrevent Outlook from dialing when it starts
If you have the Internet Mail, Internet E-mail (IMEP) or Microsoft Exchange Server service installed, Outlook, Exchange client or Windows Messaging may dial your ISP automatically. Either you have configured the Internet Mail or Internet E-mail to check mail on a regular schedule and dial automatically, or the Microsoft Exchange Server service is trying to
Continue reading: Prevent Outlook from dialing when it startsTo Move an Outlook Personal Folders .pst File
You can’t rename or move a Personal Folders .pst file while Microsoft Outlook is running or through the properties for the PST file in either Tools | Services or Outlook Today. If you are using Outlook 2003, 2007 or 2010, we recommend going into Control Panel, Mail and pointing Outlook to the moved pst instead
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