Addin & Utilities Pages

This page covers non-Microsoft MAPI transports for connecting to enterprise mail, calendar and workflow servers. For a Microsoft enterprise mail solution, use either Microsoft Office 365 Exchange Online or Microsoft Exchange Server The other solutions listed on this page differ widely in complexity and cost. Some are no longer available to new customers. Also see  

Custom actions add functionality to the Rules Wizard in Microsoft Outlook by performing additional actions on messages. There are very few custom actions available (in part because they were written in C++). For this reason, we are including other useful "rules tools" here. See Run a Script rules for an alternative to Custom Actions. Notes  

This is a collection of print tools for the Microsoft Outlook Calendar. In order to use the Word templates you will need to change macro security in Word's File, Options, Trust Center, Macro Security... to Low then close Word and reopen it. Approve the macro dialog when you load the template. In Word 2007, macro  

The add-ins listed on this page will help you manage your reminders. Some of the add-ins will forward reminders using SMS or email. For help with reminders, including VBA code samples for dealing with reminders, including doing "something" when a reminder fires, disabling reminders, and more, see the link in More Information, below. More Information Better  

This is a collection of schedule management tools for the Microsoft Outlook Calendar folder. This included utilities to help manage conference rooms and other resources, adding workflow, resource balancing, catering requests, etc. More Information Additional Calendar Tools Combine and Print Multiple Outlook Calendars Calendar Tools for Outlook Time and Billing Tools Calendar Date and Other Data  

If some messages arrive from the Internet looking like scrambled eggs, then you need to save each one as a file, then decode it. This is much less of a problem with current versions of Microsoft Outlook than it was with older versions of Microsoft Outlook and Exchange Messaging. There are two types of files  

The Outlook E-mail Attachment Security Update changes the way Outlook handles attached program files (.exe, .com, .bat, .cmd) and other potentially dangerous files when you try to open them from inside a mail message. The idea is to make it harder for viruses such as Worm.ExploreZip Virus to get through. Availability and Setup | Usage  

The Active Directory is supposed to make it easy to control users and groups, but managing it can be difficult. The tools on this page are for the administrator to use.

Tools and utilities designed to enhance or replace Microsoft Outlook's Journal feature.

The services listed on this services take a different approach to secure e-mail by using a third party -- usually a Public Key Server -- to handle the encryption and also control how long the recipient can read the message, whether the sender gets a receipt and other security features. Some also automatically compress attachments  

This page deals with tools and methods that add encryption, digital signatures, or rights management to individual messages. For tools dealing with securing Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Exchange data with folder and user permissions, see: Managing Exchange Server Permissions To add encryption and security signatures to Exchange messages on the Internet, you can use either  

Best practice for preventing virus infection is to never open an attachment from someone you don't know. It's a good idea to scan attachments even from known senders, especially if it's not a file you asked to receive or the cover note is suspicious. These tools are specifically designed to examine incoming e-mail for viruses.