After my mailbox got upgraded to an Exchange 2013 server, I now have the new Outlook Web App 2013 layout as well for reading my emails in a browser. However, I’m now missing my Search Folders.
I’ve already tried to recreate and re-upload them via Outlook as I also had to do for OWA 2010 but my Search Folders are still not visible in OWA 2013.
How do I get access to my Search Folders again in OWA 2013?
I'm using the Rules and Alerts function extensively and I must have over a 100 rules by now to sort my incoming and outgoing emails.
For that amount of rules, the Rules Manager/Editor really is too small and cumbersome to use. For instance, there is no easy way to search or filter them and sorting/positioning them takes forever with pressing the Move Up/Move Down buttons repeatedly.
Am I pushing the limits of Outlook here? How many rules would you recommend and which alternatives do I have?
I installed Outlook on my new machine and transfered the emails that I had downloaded already.
I have Outlook set to leave a copy on the server but now that I have reconfigured Outlook with my email account, it starts to download all the emails again.
How can I prevent this?
When using Instant Search, it is easy enough to find something when it contains that specific word or category. I can also do a search for items that should not include that word or category by using NOT in my query. However, I cannot seem to find a way to locate all the items that do not have any value assigned at all to that field.
For instance; find all items that do not have any category assigned or find all contacts for which I haven't specified their birthday or company.
How can I use the search feature to return all items that have empty fields?
I need to reinstall Outlook but I cannot find my original installation CD/DVD and/or license keys.
How can I reinstall without needing to buy a new copy again?
I have a couple of Search Folders configured such as for “Unread Mail” and “For Follow Up” and they usually work great.
Unfortunately, sometimes these Search Folders stop from updating and show in italics. I then need to click on them to reactivate them.
Why is this happening and how can I keep my Search Folders active?
When doing a search in Outlook, the main Outlook window is taken up by the search results.
Often I want to leave these search results open and want to continue with something else in Outlook. For instance, check my Calendar or Contacts folder or read a new message that just came in.
How can I have Outlook open the search results in a new window?
Can I use wildcards when using the Instant Search feature in Outlook?
It appears that I have to type the EXACT word to find anything. I remember than in previous versions of Outlook I could also use only part of a word to find it.
Example:
How can I modify Outlook’s way of searching?
Since recently, I’ve switched the view of my Contacts folder to the Phone List view and arranged that view to group the contacts by Company name.
This works great for the contacts for which I’ve defined a company name. However, the contacts for which I haven’t defined a company name are separated in two groups which are both called “Company: (none)”.
Why is this happening and how can I get all these contacts listed in a single “none” group?
My ISP provides Junk Email protection and it actually does a good job at this and marks all junk messages with ***SPAM***.
Is there any way I can tell Outlook not to download these mails?
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