I do a lot of typing so I try to use the mouse as little as possible as it breaks my flow. I also found that using keyboard shortcuts is often much quicker than using a mouse.
In Outlook, I have multiple accounts configured but I have not yet found out how to switch between the accounts when composing an email.
Is there an easy way to select the sending account via a keyboard shortcut?
Choosing to view a message in a web browser used to open Internet Explorer and display it as a mht-file with all formatting and pictures.
Now when I choose this option, it opens Microsoft Edge but only shows the HTML code of the message and doesn’t actually render the message itself.
With Microsoft (and me) moving away from Internet Explorer, and removing it from Windows 11, how can I properly open the emails in Microsoft Edge or another web browser?
Or is Microsoft going to improve the rendering capabilities in Outlook for HTML emails?
At work, our Calendars are shared by default so that we can always lookup where someone is and to book meetings more conveniently. I’m OK with this as it also benefits me.
However, I also add my private appointments to my calendar which syncs with my smartphone and tablet so that I have only 1 calendar to manage and always see my full schedule. As I don’t want everyone in my office to see and read my private appointments, I mark them as Private which works great.
As I’m sometimes somewhat forgetful, is there also a way to have my appointments marked as Private by default to prevent embarrassing mistakes?
Using your previous tip of the Mini-Translator, I find that I sometimes still need to use the Research Pane to translate the text as the language isn’t always properly recognized.
This isn’t really an issue but selecting the correct “From” language is a bit cumbersome since the list of available languages is so long. The same is true for selecting the correct “To” language which for me basically only is English, Dutch or German.
Is there a way to trim down the list of translation languages to choose from to only the languages that I actually use?
Can I put my Outlook pst data file in OneDrive, Dropbox or other cloud based storage solution and use it as my active Outlook pst file so my two PCs can both sync and use the same pst file?
The Offline Address Book of my Exchange account doesn’t update anymore in Outlook.
As I also have another Exchange account with a large Address Book, I don’t want to throw away the wrong one.
How can I find the correct location of the oab-files for the account that is having difficulties?
Also, can I change the location of where Outlook stores the oab-files?
When I close a message, I often get this question. I'm not aware of making any changes to it.
What changes is it trying to save and how do I get rid of it?
The weather doesn’t really seem to play along this Summer; it’s either lots of rain or draught, no sun at all or a bit too much sun and of course, for some of you it’s Winter now! But even though the weather might be a bit gloomy, it doesn't mean that your Automatic Replies (OOF) have to be the same.
While you can maintain a serious business style OOF message for the outside world, how about a more cheerful notification message for your colleagues hard at (doing your) work?
After reinstalling my computer and reconfiguring Outlook, my account got configured automatically as an IMAP account.
I've tried this for a while, but due to some features not being available for IMAP accounts and my small on-line mailbox, I'd much rather have it configured as a POP3 account again.
How can I convert my account from IMAP back to POP3?
I sometimes use the "Send to OneNote" option in Outlook to archive instructional emails for future reference or to collect information for an upcoming meeting or task.
Is there a way to change the default layout of these OneNote items and to add some default text as well?
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