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Outlook and Gmail's Less Secure Apps Setting

Gmail accounts stop syncing with Outlook after following Google's recommendations to secure your Gmail account.

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Rename Outlook Attachments

This macro allows you to rename attachments on incoming or outgoing messages.

New Outlook for Windows

Office 365 subscribers in the beta channel and with an Office 365 business account in their profile, will have a switch in the upper right corner for Try the New Outlook.

Error: Message archive has reached maximum size

Outlook error message: The message archive has reached the maximum size. You can reduce the amount of data in this message store by selecting some items that you no longer need to permanently delete (Shift + Del) to delete them.

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Update GoDaddy Accounts for Office 365

GoDaddy is in the process of moving email accounts to Office 365 servers. After you account is moved, you'll need to update the account in Outlook to use the new server.

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Manually add POP or IMAP accounts to Outlook

How to change Outlook account settings using manual setup when you add an email account to Outlook 365, 2021, 2019 or 2016.

Remove the Get the Outlook app link

How to remove the Get the Outlook app for iPhone, iPad, Android, or Windows 10 Mobile link on Outlook's File tab.

Outlook Feedback and Suggestions

Make feature suggestions for Outlook and Office applications in the Feedback Portal.

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Use PowerShell to backup Outlook PST files

How to use PowerShell to create a backup copy of your Microsoft Outlook PST files.

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How to move IMAP data files

How to move an Outlook pst file used by an IMAP account or the ost file used by Outlook 2013 IMAP and EAS accounts. . Instructions include steps to move the pst or use the ForcePSTPath registry key.

Outlook.com Custom Domains

Custom Domains are once again available in Outlook.com.

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Immersive Reader in Outlook

Outlook's Immersive Reader view centers the text on the page and lets you use wider spacing between the letters, can split words into syllables, change the page background color, or view the text a few lines at a time.

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Meeting Request Spam

Spammers discovered a better way to get your attention: meeting requests. A meeting request spam will add a tentative appointment to your calendar (or an accepted meeting, if you autoaccept appointments) and pop up a reminder to get your attention.

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Limit the number of appointments per day

Anyone who has a lot of meetings can understand this user's request: the ability to limit the number of meetings users can schedule with him each day by making Free/Busy appear busy.