In previous versions of Outlook, I regularly exported some of my Outlook Calendar, Contacts and Mail data to Excel files to work with it from there or imported data into Outlook from Excel. You also have some Import/Export tips which involve Excel.

However, now that I’ve upgraded to Outlook 2016, the option to import from or export to an Excel file is no longer available.

Why has it been taken away and what is the alternative now?

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For most emails, I tend to rely on the Auto-Complete feature of Outlook to address the emails instead of using the Address Book.

I just noticed that for most of my contacts, I don’t even have them actually stored in my Contacts folder.

Is there any way to export the addresses from the Auto-Complete cache and import them into my Contacts folder?

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When I use the Send To-> Mail Recipient feature in Explorer to send a file as an attachment, the email is in Plain Text and contains a warning text instead of my signature.

Is there any way to make it use the HTML format and include my signature by default?

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I've been using Outlook.com ever since it was called Hotmail and thus still have my original @hotmail.com address.

However, now that it has been called Outlook.com for quite some time, should I switch my address to an @outlook.com address or should I be worried that my @hotmail.com address eventually will go away?

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I've configured my account in Outlook, and now all my emails have been removed from my web mailbox which prevents me from downloading them on my phone and tablet as well or check my emails via a browser.

How do I restore them back onto the server?

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When I return after some free days, I handle all my unread mail starting at the bottom (as it is the message that I received first after I went away).

When I'm done with the email, I usually either delete it or move it to another folder. After this, Outlook automatically selects the email before it; which I've already read.

Can I make Outlook to move up the list of message and thus automatically select my next unread item instead of going down the list of received messages?

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When selecting folders to display in Outlook Today I cannot add Seach Folders like Unread Mail.

Is there any way to do this?

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I sometimes use the “Follow Up” command in Outlook to flag my messages that I need to get back to later.

Is there any way to keep these flagged messages pinned at the top of my email list?

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Do you want to conveniently manage all your mail you've received today even when you have rules configured which scatter them across different folders?

This is my personal favorite Search Folder.

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After setting up Two-Step Verification on Outlook.com, I've been unable to connect Outlook with my Outlook.com account and am repeatedly being prompted for my password.

I know I am putting in the correct password as it still works when I try to log on to the website.

How can I gain access to my Outlook.com account again from Outlook without disabling the Two-Step Verification?

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