We've set the Windows sound scheme to "No Sounds" as we are not to have any default sounds going off all day (I share the room with 5 other people). But now every time an email arrives, the computer still makes a beeping sound which is even more annoying.
We cannot turn off the sound completely either as for some things we are still allowed to have sound alerts (in fact, it is required).
How can we get rid of the beep?
I have lots of contacts in Outlook and I’m switching to an Outlook.com account.
I’ve noticed that many of the advanced contact information fields that are available in Outlook are not available in the People section of an Outlook.com account.
For a couple of contacts, I’ve filled out these fields.
What will happen with the information in these fields when I move the contacts to Outlook.com?
Who doesn’t like to copy and paste to get something done quicker? In Outlook, you can even paste something faster than you may think.
This is another one of my favorite “hidden features” in Outlook which allows you to send copied text or files without first creating a new message.
The trick is really simple and it will sure raise some eyebrows from people not familiar with it and who doesn’t like to do that every now and then? ;-)
I've got several eml-files which I saved over the years with Outlook Express, Windows Mail and Windows Live Mail.
I've now switched to using Outlook. When I double click these saved messages, they open with Windows 10 Mail instead.
How can I open these messages with Outlook instead?
I’m trying to sort my Contacts a bit more effectively but I’m a bit at a loss to determine what the best approach is.
There seem to be various options such as creating additional Contacts (sub) folders, creating Contact Groups and using Categories.
Which approach is the best or which one would you recommend?
Quite a few of my contacts in Outlook are not just business contacts but I also have a personal connection to them.
Therefore, I'd like to be able to add the names of their spouse and children to their contact records. If possible, I'd also like to be able to enter their birthdays.
What is the best way to create or add these kind of relationships to a contact?
I've backed up my pst-file and am now trying to import it in Outlook but it gives me the error;
"The file Outlook.pst is not a personal folders file"
How can I solve this? I don't want to lose my email.
I've got an nk2-file with addresses that I don't want to lose as they are not in my Contacts folder yet. Now I'm switching to a new computer I wonder;
How can I move over or import the contacts from the nk2-file?
For all my contacts (“clients” actually in my case), I’ve filled out the Company field on the Contact form. I’ve also made sure that the Company name is included in the contact’s Display Name.
My aim for this was that I could reveal the Company name directly in my message list so I could directly recognize which company the sender is from.
However, although I can add the Company field to my message list, the field remains blank. Also, my chosen display name for the contact seems to be ignored.
Why is this being ignored and more importantly; How can I achieve what I want?
In the bottom left corner of the Navigation Pane, I see buttons for Mail, Calendar, Contact, etc… and also one called Shortcuts. In it, there is already a shortcut for Microsoft Office Online.
I am having trouble to find a way to add anything else besides Outlook folders. For instance; A link to my templates folder or a specific template file (oft-file) and a Internet link to my mailbox’ web access.
How can I add shortcuts to files and folders on my hard disk and Internet links in the Shortcuts Navigation?
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