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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.)
Delete duplicate messages using a macro
Use a macro to clean up duplicates messages in an Outlook folder.
Can’t open Office apps?
I'm somewhat surprised that we are still seeing a number of users affected by this bug as it was fixed several days ago. The issue? Some users are receiving an error message when they try to open any Office application: "We're sorry, but Office App has run into an error that is preventing it from
Resize images in an Outlook email
Use a VBA macro to resize large images in received email.
Keyboard shortcuts for Outlook
How well could you manage without a mouse in Outlook, using only keyboard shortcuts ?
Update Folder Permissions using VBA
How to assign, change, or remove folder permissions in an Exchange mailbox using Outlook VBA and Redemption.
Shortcuts to open Outlook folders
Outlook doesn't support creating shortcuts to folder on the Quick Access toolbar (QAT) or ribbon, but you can put macro on the QAT or ribbon that opens a folder.