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Templates are Converted to Plain Text Messages

This issue (and many others) was originally fixed by the July 11 hotfix and were rolled into the August 30 2011 update. Description of the Outlook 2010 hotfix package (x86 Outlook-x-none.msp; x64 Outlook-x-none.msp): August 30, 2011 Users who create templates in Outlook 2010 are discovering that the resulting messages are converted to plain text when  

Send Messages Immediately

Current versions of Outlook include an option to send immediately. Look for "Send Immediately when connected" on the File, Options, Advanced page. An Exchange server account configured in cached mode honors the Send immediately setting and Send & Receive settings (Ctrl+Alt+S to open the Send & Receive dialog.) When you use a Microsoft Exchange server  

Open .eml Files in Outlook

Note: Outlook 2007 SP2 and Outlook 2010 can open eml files directly without using this hack. When you receive an .eml attachment in a message and open it, it opens in Outlook Express or Windows Live Mail, not in Outlook. This is normal since eml is not an Outlook file type. However, .eml files are  

To Work with Outlook While it's Getting Messages

This is not an issue in Outlook 98 and Outlook 2000 operating in Internet Mail Only mode. In IMO mode, you can hide or minimize the progress dialog that appears when you choose Tools | Send/Receive or click the Send/Receive button. If you choose Tools | Send/Receive in Outlook 98 or 2000 in Corporate/Workgroup mode  

Download Only Messages Smaller than 30kb

The method depends on the version of Outlook and whether you're connecting to an Internet account or Microsoft Exchange Server. Exchange Server If you synchronize offline folders, there are three ways to avoid downloading messages over a certain size: Method #1: While working online, create Large Messages folder. Then, create a Rules Wizard rule to  

To Change the Font on Incoming Messages

Whether you can change the font on a message you have received depends on many factors: the format of the incoming message the version of Outlook the type of mail server you connect to whether you use Word as your e-mail editor (WordMail) Below you'll find instructions organized by the format of the incoming message,  

Links are Prefixed with BLOCKED::

When you receive an HTML message, links in it may not work or the File, Open dialog will open, asking to associate an executable file with the link. Looking at the source, you'll see the URL is prefixed with BLOCKED::, like this: <A title=//office.microsoft.com/ href="BLOCKED:://office.microsoft.com/">Office Online</a> This is a security feature in Outlook and may  

Deliver All POP3 Accounts to One Outlook Inbox

How to configure Microsoft Outlook 2010 to deliver POP3 accounts to a single personal folders data file (pst).

Editing received email messages

It's simple to open a received message to edit it or change the format of messages. You can use this method to add notes to a message or add attachments to a message. You don't need to go into edit mode to edit the subject field: simply type in the subject field of an open  

Control Link Formatting in Email Signatures

A user asked: "I have my email address in my Outlook signature without a link and blue underline. When I compose email, it looks fine. However, the recipients get a link with a blue underline. How do I control this? " As long as you use HTML message format, you can control the link color  

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Sync Issues and Errors with Gmail and Yahoo accounts

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Mail Templates in Outlook for Windows (and Web)

Urban legend: Microsoft Deletes Old Outlook.com Messages

Buttons in the New Message Notifications

Move Deleted Items to Another Folder Automatically

Open Outlook Templates using PowerShell

Count and List Folders in Classic Outlook

Google Workspace and Outlook with POP Mail

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Open Outlook Templates using PowerShell

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