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Use this method to create a new *.pst in your profile. While there are several ways to add a new *.pst file to your profile, you need to use this method when Outlook won't open because the *.pst is corrupt. You should also use this method when you are going to use the new *.pst  

Outlook 2003 and up offer an option to make New Groups (in the Navigation Pane) and quite a few users aren't quite sure what they should do with them. I use groups hold calendars I don't want to see in the Navigation pane and to keep certain colleagues calendar's together. If I need to see the  

How to merge or combine multiple pst files into one.

We are often asked how to merge two folders. This can mean one of two things: keep the calendars separate but view them as one using calendar overlay or combine them into one folder. If you use Outlook 2007 or Outlook 2010 and a day, week, or month view, you can overlay two or more  

When you need to access a non-default calendar in another user's mailbox, you need to add their mailbox to your profile. You can use this method with all versions of Outlook, including Outlook 2010. Outlook 2010 supports multiple Exchange server mailboxes in a profile. If you need full access to a mailbox and know the  

Many users have contact data stored in Excel workbooks or created calendar events in Excel to take advantage of formulas and fill features when creating a large number of events. It's very easy to move the data to Outlook. As with any database, you will need to name the columns your data is in. You  

You can insert text or HTML files in messages in Outlook (any version.) Use this to insert "boilerplate text" or HTML created in an HTML editor. In Outlook 2016, you need to customize the Quick Access Toolbar or Ribbon to add the Insert File command to the ribbon - the default Attach File command on  

As many users have discovered, Outlook's Options > Calendar Options > Add Holidays only adds the holidays to the default Microsoft Outlook calendar. Many users wonder how they'll get the Holidays on the other calendar. It's easy - add the holidays to the default calendar then move or copy them to the other calendar. Outlook  

With previous versions of Microsoft Outlook you could select a contact, then choose Actions, New letter to contact to create a letter or envelope from a contact. For various reasons, this feature was removed from Outlook 2007. While you could use Mail Merge, its overkill for a single letter or envelope. Instead, use the Address  

Outlook doesn't offer a way to print a list of folder names. Your choices are to do a screen print or use a . If you use a full featured screen capture program such as Snagit, you can copy an entire scrolling window and paste the text into Notepad. You'll need to configure the screen