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Previewing Messages and Attachments

Beginning with Microsoft Outlook 2000 post-SP1 security patch, Outlook's reading pane is secure and reading messages in the preview or reading pane is actually slightly more secure than opening messages. Choose to use (or not use) the reading pane based on your habits and needs, not because you think it makes your computer more secure.  

Online Services in Outlook: Gmail, Yahoo, iCloud, AOL, GoDaddy

How to configure email accounts in Outlook, including Gmail, Hotmail, Godaddy, and Yahoo email. We have a list utilities that work with some web-based email services.

Using Windows XP Fax

Once again we have Russ Valentine, Outlook MVP and cardiologist, who dwells in the Land of Fax every day, to thank for working through the oddities of a new fax program. Windows XP Fax is the latest iteration of Windows 2000 Fax and its predecessor, NT Personal Fax (a popular technical preview that never saw  

Keep Outlook from putting the wrong country in new addresses

How to change the default country Outlook assigns to new contacts. I also show you how to update the country used with existing contacts.

Import vCards into Outlook

Methods and utilities used to import vCards in to Microsoft Outlook.

Printing Labels or Envelopes for Contacts

How to use Microsoft Word to print labels and envelopes in several different ways, including mail merge. A mail merge using Outlook and Word can handle not just built-in fields, but also custom fields added to Contact items.

How to Print an Exchange Distribution List

Many thanks to Hernan Cibello for this tip, originally used with Exchange 5.5 and Outlook 2000. With later versions of Exchange and Outlook, you need to add the distribution list to a new message form and expand it. Copy and paste the names into an Outlook distribution list form and Outlook will resolve the names  

How to Print Outlook Address Books

The following methods are marked to indicate whether they are appropriate for the Personal Address Book (PAB), Contacts folders in the Outlook Address Book (OAB) or Microsoft Exchange Server Global Address List (GAL). In many cases, the techniques used for printing can also be adapted to exporting.

Import a distribution list from the PAB

Please note that personal address book (PAB) was deprecated, beginning with Outlook 2002, and their use is not supported in Outlook 2010. We highly recommend that anyone who still uses a PAB should import the contents into their Contacts folder. While you can't use the PAB in Outlook 2010, you can import the PAB into  

Display Public Folder and Other Contacts in the Address Book

How to display Microsoft Exchange server Public folders and shared Contact folders as Outlook Address Books.

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Outlook Suggestions and Feedback

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Deleting Auto-Complete Entries No Longer Works

Sync Issues and Errors with Gmail and Yahoo accounts

Error Opening iCloud Appointments in Classic Outlook

Opt out of Microsoft 365 Companion Apps

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

Newest Code Samples

Open Outlook Templates using PowerShell

Count and List Folders in Classic Outlook

Insert Word Document into Email using VBA

Warn Before Deleting a Contact

Use PowerShell to Delete Attachments

Remove RE:, FWD:, and Other Prefixes from Subject Line

Change the Mailing Address Using PowerShell

Categorize @Mentioned Messages

Send an Email When You Open Outlook

Delete Old Calendar Events using VBA

Repair PST

Convert an OST to PST

Repair damaged PST file

Repair large PST File

Remove password from PST

Merge Two Data Files

Sync & Share Outlook Data

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