When right clicking on a Taskbar icon, there is a menu (Jump List) which contains application specific actions and/or a Recent list.

For instance, the Jump List for Word, provides quick access to files I've recently used and allows me to pin files which I use on a regular basis. Outlook however, does not seem to keep such a Recent list.

Is it possible to also get a "Recent items" list in the Jump List of Outlook for easy access to saved message templates?

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I receive the following errors when viewing or creating several emails;

"One or more Active X controls could not be displayed."
"Your current security settings prohibit running ActiveX controls on this page. As a result, the page may not display correctly."

Which security settings do I need to change for this?

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Sometimes I write a short document or letter in Word which I like to be reviewed by someone else first.

While I could send it as an attachment, I’d rather send the contents of the document in the email itself as it often allows for quicker review and replies for the reviewer.

Is there a quick way to achieve this?

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Outlook keeps a lists of Calendar and Contacts that I have accessed from other users in the Calendar and Contacts Navigation; this works great.

However, we also have several Contacts and Calendar folders in Public Folders, and when I access those, I do not see them added to the Contacts and Calendar Navigation.

How can I make them show up there?

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When I look at my Sent Items folder, I only see my name instead of the name of the person I have sent the message to.

How can I change this so it will show the recpient's name?

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In Outlook 2016, there is this huge gray bar at the bottom which lists (in a very big font) Mail, Calendar, People, Tasks, etc… to switch to their corresponding folder.

In previous versions of Outlook, they were listed as icons within the pane on the left which also displays all your folders.

I liked this configuration better as this was a lot smaller and therefor allows for more space to display the message list and also gives me a larger Reading Pane area.

Is there any way to put it back there and gain back some of this wasted space?

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It's great that Outlook automatically generates Birthday reminders for the contacts I create with Birthday information but, sadly, it puts a default reminder of 15 minutes before the Birthday. As I sync Outlook with my smartphone, it wakes me up at night.

Can I make Outlook remind me of the Birthday at a more appropriate time?

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Lately, people tend to send me messages which are already flagged and have a follow up reminder.

Is there a way to disable these type of remote flags and reminders?

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When searching in my own mailbox, I directly get my search results when typing. However, when I do a search in a Public Folder, this is not the case and I have to press ENTER to actually start the search.

In addition, several search commands do not seem to work and are grayed out.

How can I make Instant Search for Public Folder behave the same as for my mailbox?

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I've got multiple email accounts but I actually only use 1 address to send my mails from.

As Outlook always automatically uses the account that the message has been received with for sending as well, I need to change the account each time.

How can I make Outlook always use the address of my default account instead?

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