I just upgraded to Outlook as part of Microsoft 365 and I seem to be missing something that I really liked in my previous version of Outlook.

I had this vertical list of “Quick Commands” on the right side of the Reading Pane which allowed me to Delete, Reply to or Move a message and various other things.

This was very useful to me as I have the Ribbon minimized as it takes up too much of my vertical viewing space. I could add them to the Quick Access Toolbar but I’d rather have them on the right, next to the message.

Is there any way to get this vertical bar with Quick Commands back?

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I've got many folders and sub folders in Outlook. I often want to return to a higher or previous folder from the one that I have currently selected.

Is there any way I can quickly browse to a folder which is one level higher or have a back/forward button just like I have in Explorer when browsing my folders?

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I'm seeking for an easy way to create an appointment in Outlook to remind me that I need to call a contact without having to look up and type in all the contact information.

Which methods does Outlook offer?

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I'm using an Exchange account in Cached Exchange Mode. I know that I'm looking at a local cache then instead of directly at my mailbox on the Exchange server.

How exactly is synchronization occurring and can I tweak it?

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When I work offline, I can still access my emails and folders in my own mailbox.

However, I’ve also got access to additional mailboxes and shared mail folders but these are only available when on-line.

Can I also somehow cache these folders?

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My mailbox is getting full and I wanted to archive some of my older emails with AutoArchive. However, it looks like I don't have this feature available in Outlook at all.

How can I get the AutoArchive feature in Outlook?

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I've got a user who is trying to send an email with an Excel file and a Winzip-file attached to it. When she browses for the files, she can see all the Word and Excel files in the folder, but none of the Winzip files appear, and thus, she can't attach them.

How can she attach a zip-file again?

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In previous versions of Outlook, there was an option to enable a ruler which you also described in a previous tip.

I have not been able to find this in Outlook 2016. I use this to create tab-stops to align my content and determine the with of images and tables for newsletters that I send out.

Is this option really gone in Outlook 2016 or can I still somehow enable it?

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I organize and attend quite a few meetings with somewhat larger groups and I therefor receive a lot of "Calendar messages" like meeting requests, accept, decline, canceled messages, new time proposals, etc…

I tend to ignore these during the day to get some work done and because Outlook processes most of them automatically anyway.

However, at set times, I still want to go through these messages, especially to process the feedback that some people gave in their reply and to process the new time proposals.

Is there any way I can quickly filter or otherwise search my mailbox so I will only see all these "Calendar messages"?

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