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Moving Recurring Appointments

"I have done as you suggested by copying the entries from my calendar in my .pst folder to my calendar in the new profile but one thing that I noticed is that the recurrence settings do not copy over. I have to go back to each entry in the new profile calendar that should have  

Junk Email Filtering isn't Working in Outlook

Update October 25 2017: Users are reporting that the Safe and Blocked lists are working again, following the installation of the most recent update. Update: July 14 2017: some users are reporting problems with the junk filtering in Outlook 2007 - 2016. Poor filtering could be due, in part, to the retirement of SmartScreen, which  

Understanding Outlook's Calendar patchwork colors

Users often complain about the patchwork coloring in Outlook's calendar. This is caused by setting All Day Events to Show time as Busy and setting a color category on the item. Tentative, Working elsewhere, and Out-of-office also add color to the days.

Show a Desktop Alert when Rules move messages

Problem: Rules are moving messages to other folders but you'd like to see the desktop alert that shows the sender and subject for a few seconds in the lower right corner of your screen. Or you only want the desktop alert to display for messages from certain people. Solution: Create a rule with the action  

Convert an ANSI PST to a Unicode PST

Outlook 2003 introduced a new file format for the message store. It supports Unicode formatting and has no limitation in the number of items per folder or in the size of the PST. This is commonly called a Unicode PST. The old format, now officially called "Outlook 97-2002 Personal Folders File" and commonly known as  

Outlook Signatures and Spell Check

When Microsoft Outlook thinks your message is part of your signature or spell check doesn't work as expected, the problem is easily fixed.

Features Missing when only Outlook is installed

Features that are missing when you install Microsoft Outlook as a standalone application instead of as part of the Office suite.

Make "no reminder" the default for new appointments

Learn how to change the reminder settings so a reminder is not set on new appointments.

Change the look of the TaskPad in the Calendar

Outlook 2007 and newer show a task list at the bottom of the dates in the Calendar's day or week view as well as the task list in the To-Do Bar. You can change the view by right clicking on Arrange By and choosing a new view. The task list at the end of the  

Can't Accept or Decline Tasks

When you send tasks to someone, the recipients needs to use Outlook to accept or decline the task. If the recipient receives a plain text message, your mail server is removing the TNEF data that tells Outlook it's a task. If you are using Exchange server, the Administrator may have the server configured to remove  

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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

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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

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