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?
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I also use Outlook as my RSS Reader but as a result, my Unread Mail folder now also counts and displays each unread RSS message in that folder.
Is it possible to only count and show unread emails in the Unread Mail folder?
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I'm looking for a way to create a Search Folder for "actionable items". To me, actionable items are messages which are either unread or marked for follow up.
When trying to configure a Search Folder for this, it seems I can only create one for items which are both unread AND marked for follow up rather than OR.
Is it possible to create a Search Folder with such OR criteria for the flagged and read status of a message?
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I’m subscribed to various newsletters and I regularly receive a popup box when trying to open a newsletter that says “Contacting Server for Information” or simply “Contacting:” with a reference to a URL.
It seems to happen more frequently since Pinterest got more popular as the URL is also indicating that it is contacting http://assets.pinterest.com
While it is doing this, I cannot do anything in Outlook for 15-30 seconds or even a minute!
What is this and how can I make it stop?
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I’ve just installed Windows 10 on my computer and I’m now about to install Office. It offers to install the 32-bit version but I know there is also a 64-bit version available.
I seem to recall that Microsoft used to recommend to install the 32-bit version, even on a 64-bit version of Windows but that was some years ago.
- Does Microsoft still recommend installing the 32-bit version?
- What are the downsides or benefits when I install the 64-bit version?
- Where can I download the 64-bit version of Office?
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I like the Instant Search feature of Outlook, but is there also a way to find an e-mail between specific dates?
Right now, I get too many results back and the Received option only gives me the pre-set option of today, yesterday, this week, last week, this month, last month, this year and last year.
None of them apply to my situation;
I know the name of the sender, I know some specific words and I know that it was between 3 and 4 months ago. Without setting the timeframe, I'm getting way too many results for it to be useful.
Is there any way I can do this query with Instant Search or do I have to use Advanced Find?
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Several emails are saved as separate msg-files on my disk. When I do a search in Explorer, I noticed that it only searches in the file name and not inside the message itself. Strangely enough, the search results do show Word documents and other files that contain the words I searched for.
How can I make Windows also search inside msg-files which I've got stored?
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After setting up Two-Step Verification on Outlook.com, I've been unable to connect Outlook with my Outlook.com account and am repeatedly being prompted for my password.
I know I am putting in the correct password as it still works when I try to log on to the website.
How can I gain access to my Outlook.com account again from Outlook without disabling the Two-Step Verification?
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I’ve already added the Holidays to Outlook but I was wondering if I could also easily add other special days and sport schedules to my Calendar.
For instance, I’d like to add the moon phases, the Formula 1 calendar and a countdown to the end of the year.
Can I do this?
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