Over the years I’ve created a lot of contacts and due to merging and synching of data during that time, I sadly also have quite some duplicates.
Does Outlook have an option to delete or merge these duplicate contacts?
When going over some large files on my computer, I came across quite a few of pst-files and ost-files in various locations.
Some of these files are named after an email address, some are listed multiple times with a (2) or (3) behind it. Others were tagged as an archive.
What are the differences between these pst-files and ost-files?
Which ones should I keep and which ones can I delete?
After an update of Office, Outlook now displays the navigation buttons for Mail, Calendar, Contacts, Tasks, etc… on the left side next to the Folder List.
These Navigation buttons used to be displayed within the Folder List at the bottom.
Where is the option to move the Navigation buttons back to their original location?
I’m using Outlook on the Web (as part of my company’s Exchange mailbox) and there I noticed that the Reply button is a combined button containing, Reply All, Reply and Forward.
As I need to use the Reply button more often than the Reply All button, and inadvertently using Reply All is kinda “dangerous” in my line of work, I’d like to change that.
How can I set the Reply action as the default instead of Reply All?
I've configured my Outlook.com account in Outlook 2013 as an Exchange Active Sync (EAS) account.
In a previous post you mentioned that unlike Outlook Hotmail Connector accounts, which syncs on a schedule, mail for EAS accounts in Outlook 2013 should arrive almost instantly (Direct Push).
This is indeed the case for a while but when I have Outlook open for a longer period of time, my Outlook.com account stops synching with Outlook and I have to press the Send/Receive button to get my new mail or restart Outlook
How can I prevent Outlook from breaking this sync and continue to collect my email directly from the server as it arrives?
In the To-Do List or Task List, I can see when a specific task is due. However, for planning purposes, I'd much rather want to know how many days I've got left before the task needs to be completed.
Is there any way to add a "Days Left" column?
I know I can request a Read Receipt to find out when someone read a message that I sent. However, I'd like to know when I read a message that someone else has sent to me.
For instance, this would be especially useful to me for informational messages which did not require me to reply but are important enough to know when I’ve actually read it.
Is this information registered somewhere in Outlook or in a log file?
I’ve configured 2 Exchange accounts and an Outlook.com account in Outlook and on my phone.
When a mail is being sent to me, the e-mails arrive almost instantly on my phone and via web access. The Exchange accounts also directly receive the items in Outlook.
However, for my Outlook.com account, it takes ages before the email finally shows up and I usually press the Send/Receive button to force the emails to come through.
How can I speed this up?
I have repeatedly closed a couple of toolbars in Outlook. Nonetheless, each time I open Outlook they reappear.
What am I doing wrong and how can I fix it?
I’d like to use Outlook just for managing my Contacts, Calendar and Tasks and don’t want to use it for email.
However, when I start Outlook, it insists that I add an email account.
Can I use Outlook without an email account?
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