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While you can create a custom form that will apply to all new contacts, the business card image on existing contacts won't be updated. This is to preserve any business cards you may have already updated. If you really want to update the business card image on your contacts, you can use VBA to quickly make the change. We have code samples to change both the card image and the layout with BusinessCardLayoutXml.
Continue reading: Using VBA to Change Business Card Image & LayoutBy Diane Poremsky July 28, 2011
Outlook Contacts offer a number of File As formats and this format can be used for the contact's name display in the Address Book. If you want to change the FileAs format on all of your contacts at once, you can use VBA. Complete, ready-to-use code is available.
Continue reading: Bulk Change File As Format for ContactsBy Diane Poremsky July 28, 2011
The default email display name in the address book used to be "Full Name (Email1)", "Full Name (Email2)", "Full Name (Email3)" but beginning with Outlook 2002, it was changed to "Full Name (email address)". If you upgraded from an earlier version of Outlook, your contacts may use a mix of display name formats. The code
Continue reading: Bulk Change Email Display Name formatBy Diane Poremsky January 4, 2012
Valk Beekman wanted to share this VBA code sample that creates a text file containing a list of the rules used by the default email account. When the rule contains an email address, the address (or display name) is added to the output. It needs a little tweaking to list all the actions and conditions
Continue reading: Create a List of RulesBy Diane Poremsky December 30, 2011
Create tasks from email as they arrive using a simple script and Rules Wizard. With a slight variation, you can create a task from the message you are reading in the reading pane. Complete instructions and ready-to-use code samples included.
Continue reading: Create a Task from an Email using a RuleBy Diane Poremsky August 29, 2011
To open Outlook in Safe mode: Close Outlook then hold Ctrl as you click on the Outlook icon. You’ll get a message asking if you want to start in Safe mode. Click Ok. To open a template you need to go through the Choose From dialog, which is a few more steps than most users
Continue reading: Create Toolbar Buttons to Open Templates and FilesBy Diane Poremsky January 8, 2012
Outlook lets you set the default full name order in Options. You can choose between 'First (Middle) Last' or 'Last First' (no comma separator), as well as 'First Last1 Last2'. The traditional format of 'Last, First', with a comma separator, is also supported by default. Outlook is smart enough to properly assign the names to
Continue reading: Macro to Swap First and Last Name Fields
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