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Delete folders using a macro or PowerShell
Use an Outlook macro or PowerShell script to bulk delete folders from Outlook.
How to Remove the Primary Account from Outlook
When you move from one Exchange service to another and want to retain the current profile, you cannot remove the original Exchange account from your profile. Instead, you receive the following message "The primary account cannot be removed unless it is the only account in the profile. You must remove all other Exchange accounts before removing the primary account."
Use PowerShell to Bulk Change Contacts
How to use PowerShell to bulk change Outlook Contact fields, including the File As and Email display name fields.
Warn Before Sending: Checking Contact Categories
Warn before sending mail macro: Check recipients contacts for specific categories before sending.
The Help function is disabled in Office apps
How to solve error message: This command isn't available: Your organization's administrator turned off the service required to use this feature
Delay sending a message with Outlook closed?
How to delay sending email messages with Outlook closed when you use a Microsoft Exchange or Office 365 mailbox.
Using Outlook’s Send to OneNote button
Use Outlook's Send to OneNote button to send Outlook items to the Onenote app.
Fixed: Outlook displays all messages in plain text
Another week, another update bug. This bug has a very narrow audience: users with ANSI pst files (Outlook 97 - 2002 format) in their profile. Affected users have all mail displayed in plain text format.
Outlook Folder List: Unread Message Count Position
A recent update to Office 365 changed the position of the unread (or total) message count in Outlook’s folder list from following the folder name to right justified.
Use PowerShell to Export and Import Categories
How to use PowerShell to export, import or merge categories in different Outlook mailboxes.
Outlook Mobile apps and Government Cloud Accounts (GCC)
Recent changes to Office 365 tenants to be FedRAMP-compliant is causing problems for some users with personal and government email accounts in the Outlook apps for Android and iOS.
Search Calendars for Appointments
A user had a number of calendars, both in his own mailboxes plus a handful of shared calendars. While Outlook can search all of the calendars, he wanted an easy way to restrict the searches to specific calendars and also see which calendar the appointment was on. The solution: a macro. We used the macro
Combine and Print Multiple Outlook Calendars
How to copy appointments from several Outlook calendars to print as one calendar. Includes code specific to Exchange server accounts that works with Resource calendars as well as other user's calendars.
Fix the Outlook Folder Type after Exporting an IMAP Account
After importing IMAP folders to Personal Folders or an Exchange mailbox, messages in the imported folder are hidden.
Create a Contact Group from a List of Addresses
How to create an Outlook distribution list or contact group from any list of email addresses, including a spreadsheet in Excel or a custom view in Outlook (with only the display name and email address visible.)