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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 EventsBy Diane Poremsky April 16, 2012
If you want to save messages in a universal format and want the attachments stay with the document, you need to convert the message to RTF format then save the message in *.doc format. . While you can do this in Outlook, it takes several steps. Using VBA to save messages to your hard drive in *.doc format takes just seconds.
Continue reading: Save Messages as *.DOC File TypeBy Diane Poremsky July 29, 2011
This macro will go through the messages in a folder and create a contact for each sender A user needed to solve this problem: “My contact list on a prior system was deleted. I imported all of my emails into my new Microsoft Outlook 2003 but going through all the emails individually to add contacts is
Continue reading: Automatically Create Contacts From MessagesBy Diane Poremsky July 29, 2011
Microsoft Outlook does not support importing multiple vCards – you need to import them one vcard at a time. While this is tolerable for a few, its frustrating when you a large number to import. This can also be done using VBA. Macro to bulk import vcards Begin by creating a folder named vcards on
Continue reading: Macro to Bulk Import vCards into OutlookBy Diane Poremsky July 29, 2011
Use the following VBA code to create a contact picker. You can change the code to allow for a manual pick of contacts folder, ie not hardcoded. If you have contacts stored in another folder, this change will make it easier to use.
Continue reading: Pick Contacts using VBABy Diane Poremsky July 29, 2011
Outlook-tip's Tip 434: Change Reply Format answered a frequent question: "How do I set Outlook to always reply in HTML or RTF? When replying to, or forwarding, an email that is in plain text format, it always uses plain text. I want to force it to use RTF or HTML. I know I can change
Continue reading: Always Reply Using the Same Message FormatBy Diane Poremsky July 29, 2011
The steps are the same for all versions of Outlook and all Office applications It's easy to find code samples on the Internet, but unless you know how to use them, they aren’t going to do you much good. We're going to assume the code is 100% ready-to-use, not a code snippet that is half
Continue reading: How to use Outlook’s VBA EditorBy Diane Poremsky July 29, 2011
Use this code to save messages with the date in the filename, retaining the Outlook file structure This code sample will save all messages in a specific Outlook folder (and any subfolders of the selected folder) on the hard drive at C:\Messages\, which is hard coded in the VBA. The messages will be in a
Continue reading: Saving All Messages to the Hard Drive Using VBABy Diane Poremsky April 4, 2012
Please note that the advice on this page reduces Outlook's security level and could leave you open to an exploit that takes over Outlook and sends mail on your behalf. We highly recommend you use up-to-date antivirus software that Outlook can detect and leave these settings alone. But, when all else fails... there is a
Continue reading: Change Outlook’s Programmatic Access OptionsBy Diane Poremsky March 12, 2012
You can use AutoArchive to move old mail to a pst file as it ages by configuring AutoArchive to run frequently and configuring the autoarchive settings on a folder. If you need to keep the mail within your current data file but want to move it out of the Inbox, you can use a macro to move it as it ages.
Continue reading: Macro to Move Aged Email Messages
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