Using Outlook Email

The Email section at Slipstick covers general email issues in Outlook. Some of the more common problems are linked below, or check out our alphabetical list of all articles in the Email Category. We have a list of new or recently updated Email articles here.

Usage | Problems & Limitations | Troubleshooting | More Information

Usage

• Add attachments and set email fields during a mail merge to email
• Adding an Image to a Signature
• Address Auto-Resolution vs. Auto-Complete
• Automatically BCC All Messages
• Change the Subject of an Incoming Message
• Changing the Reply format revisited
• Check Message Size Before Sending
• Choosing the Folder to Save a Sent Message In
• Designate the Account Used to Send a Message
• Download Only Messages Smaller than 30kb
• Find All Unread Messages
• To Change the Font on Incoming Messages
• To Change the Look of Outlook Replies
• To get rid of the (E-mail) and (Business Fax) labels in Outlook addresses
• To Work with Outlook While it's Getting Messages
• Understanding Outlook's Auto-Complete Cache (*.NK2)
• Understanding the Flag for Follow Up Reminder Time

Microsoft Knowledgebase articles

• How to Retain an Attached File in a Reply
• Send To Mail Recipient Opens an Outlook Plain Text Message
• How to Hide E-mail Addresses from Other Recipients
• The Default Flag Time for Messages Is Late in the Day
• Delivery Receipts and Read Receipts
• How To Display Only the Distribution List Name in the “To” Box

Problems & Limitations

• Do You Want to Send This Message Without a Subject?
• Help! Every email I send has two unknown attachments
• Messages are Double Spaced for the Recipient
• Setting Margins when Composing Email
• To Use Internet-Style Quoting

Microsoft Knowledgebase articles

• The Operation Failed Due to Network or Other Communication Problems. Error Message When You Open E-Mail Messages in Outlook
• Cannot Embed or Insert a Picture on an E-mail Message
• You Cannot Save Sent E-mail Message to a Public Folder
• HTML Messages with Pictures Do Not Print Correctly After You Install Internet Explorer 5.5
• Delegate Permissions Assigned Through a Distribution List Do Not Work
• Attachment in E-mail Message Has No Icon
• Media Files Do Not Play in E-mail Messages
• The E-mail Processing Order Is Changed When You Upgrade to Outlook 2002
• The ‘Mail Recipient (as Attachment)’ Option Is Missing
• Outlook Not Doing an Automatic Send-Receive at Startup
• Sent Time Information Incorrect for Delayed Delivery Messages
• Windows XP-Based Clients Do Not Receive New Mail Notification Messages After You Install Service Pack 1
• Transitioning from Offline to Online After Sending Does Not Put Item in Online Sent Items Folder

Troubleshooting

• Adjusting Outlook's Zoom setting: Fonts are tiny in messages and replies
• Can't Rename Windows Folder: Folder in Use Error
• Outlook 2003 can't open *.zip attachments on Windows 7
• Outlook is sending winmail.dat attachments

Microsoft Knowledgebase articles

• How to turn on the Enable Mail Logging option for troubleshooting in Outlook 2003, Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2010
• OL2000 How to Activate Diagnostic Logging

Addins and Utilities

The following pages contain lists of add-ins and utilities.

• Compose Tools for Outlook
• Compression Tools for Outlook
• Decoder Tools for Outlook
• HTML Stationery for Outlook
• Mail Notification Tools
• Mail Tools for Outlook
• Mass Mail Tools for Outlook
• Message Extraction Tools
• Miscellaneous Mail Tools
• Previewing Messages and Attachments
• Sending and Retrieval Tools