http://www.living-with-outlook.com/outlook-blog.html Current news and information related to Microsoft Office Outlook 2003, 2007, and the Living With Outlook (LWO) website. Subscribe here. en-us outlook Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:48:58 GMT Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:48:58 GMT living-with-outlook.com http://www.living-with-outlook.com/spambully.html SpamBully 4 is an anti spam Outlook add-in using Bayesian filtering. Mon, 19 May 2008 12:46:43 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/exchange-hosting.html OutlookPower Magazine recently published my story on hosted Exchange Services, title "My Inbox in the Sky, a hosted Exchange mailbox." The story, which you can read here: http://www.outlookpower.com/issues/issue200804/00002022001.html talks about my experiences with the 4smartphone.net hosted Exchange service, and the benefits of using such a service. They're usually some work to set up, but once you have everything set up, they eliminate the problems of access to your Outlook data on more than one computer, or when you are out of the house, out of town, or even out of the country. If you need access to your Outlook data on more than one computer, or when you are traveling, or even from an Internet cafe halfway around the world, this could be the solution you are looking for. Check it out. Sun, 11 May 2008 19:17:05 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/top-tips.html Second Edition Top Tips eBooks make life with Outlook easier and more efficient. Wed, 07 May 2008 12:42:09 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/hotmail-outlook.html Connecting a Hotmail account to Outlook improves both sides of the equation. Learn about the Hotmail Outlook connection, making a new Hotmail account or updating your existing one to work with Outlook, and why it is worth the effort. Sun, 17 Feb 2008 11:36:30 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/hotmail-outlook-configuration.html More Hotmail Outlook Configuration - Configuring the Outlook side Sun, 17 Feb 2008 09:33:45 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/compact-outlook.html I've received several questions recently on reducing the size of Outlook's data files, so added this page on how to compact Outlook .pst files for both Outlook 2003 and 2007. Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:03:52 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/outlook-blog.html#Geolocate-Outlook-2007-at-a-School-Near-You Back again with more Outlook 2007 course info. Automatically find the course at a school near you with this link. Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:25:17 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/outlook-blog.html#My-new-Outlook-2007-goes-live-this-week This is an exciting week for me. My online Outlook 2007 course goes live this week. It's an introduction to Outlook 2007 divided into twelve lessons over six weeks. The quizzes and tests are automated, and there's a discussion area where I interact with the students to answer questions and keep them abreast of the latest Outlook news. If you know anyone who would like to learn the basics of Outlook 2007, please point them to this link so they can check it out. Thanks! Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:13:13 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/outlook-blog.html#Windows-Home-Server-and-Outlook-2007 According to Computerworld, Microsoft is warning that Windows Home Server can corrupt files used by many programs, including Outlook 2007. I don't use Windows Home Server, and have no experience with this myself, but apparently if you save Outlook 2007 files on Windows Home Server, they can be corrupted. If you are thinking about using Windows Home Server, I suggest you check out the story linked here. --Bill Thu, 27 Dec 2007 12:36:06 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/outlook-blog.html#Thank-You Thank you to all of you who sent me suggestions for topics to cover on the site. I'll be working as many of them as I can into the site over the coming weeks and months. --Bill Mon, 10 Dec 2007 14:29:04 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/gmail-outlook.html One topic that people are really buzzing about it IMAP access to Gmail accounts. This is especially valuable to anyone who runs Outlook on multiple machines (home and work, for example) or who needs mobile access without an Exchange server hosting their mail. If you're interested in this, visit the Gmail section of the site for complete instructions. --Bill Mon, 10 Dec 2007 14:29:04 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/feedback.html Yesterday, on my weekly commute between New Jersey and New Hampshire (you don't want to know) I was thinking about what I should cover next on the Living With Outlook site. Eventually, I realized that the smartest thing to do would be to ask you what kind of Outlook information you want to see. So here I am, asking you: "What topic or topics would you like me to cover at Living With Outlook?" Just head over to the <a href="http://www.living-with-outlook.com/feedback.html"> feedback page</a> and tell me what you would like me to write about. I'll use your suggestions to help me figure out what to cover next here at the site. Thanks. --Bill Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:57:51 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/index.html Dedicated to making life with Outlook easier and more fun. Answers to common questions, tricks and tips, even freebies. Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:31:41 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/using-desktop-alerts.html Using desktop alerts is easy once you know how. This page shows you the way. Tue, 11 Sep 2007 00:29:36 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/desktop-alerts.html Desktop alerts can have a big impact on your Outlook experience. Understanding them is the first step to making them work for you instead of annoy you. Mon, 10 Sep 2007 23:07:45 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/outlook-mail-tips.html My favorite Outlook mail tips. Sure to improve your life with Microsoft Office Outlook. Wed, 11 Jul 2007 13:41:42 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/keyboard-shortcuts.html I updated this page with additional Ribbon-style keyboard shortcuts, added to the explanation of how they work and what they look like, and added a link to a page showing how to create and send a message using only the keyboard. Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:17:32 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/outlook-2007-home.html An introduction to Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:43:29 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/outlook-mail-tips.html Adobe Reader 8.1 allows you to preview PDF attachments in Outlook 2007. Learn how to download, install, and use Adobe Reader to preview PDF attachments. Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:28:05 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/general-outlook-tips.html My favorite general Outlook tips. Sure to improve your life with Microsoft Office Outlook. Sat, 16 Jun 2007 23:38:30 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/outlook-or-outlook-express.html Figure out in seconds whether you have Outlook or Outlook Express installed, Sat, 16 Jun 2007 23:15:06 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/using-lookout.html Microsoft phasing out Lookout in favor of Windows Desktop Search Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:45:40 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/outlook-calendar-tips.html I added a table of Ribbon keyboard shortcuts to use when you are editing an Appointment or Meeting Request. Wed, 13 Jun 2007 20:39:28 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/keyboard-shortcuts.html Fixed a typo and added ALT, H, M shortcut to the list. Wed, 13 Jun 2007 20:15:44 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/keyboard-shortcuts-to-send-mail.html Keyboard shortcuts save time when sending e-mail. Do it without touching the mouse in Outlook 2003 and 2007. Sun, 10 Jun 2007 15:50:07 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/port-25.html Why many ISPs block Port 25, how that affects Outlook, and what you can do about it. Fri, 08 Jun 2007 13:42:18 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/yahoo-mail.html Make the Yahoo Mail to Outlook Connection. Use Outlook (including Outlook 2007) with your Yahoo Mail account. Fri, 08 Jun 2007 11:50:42 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/send-calendar.html Send Calendar information by e-mail to any recipient. Sun, 03 Jun 2007 19:36:18 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/configure-outlook-for-gmail.html I've updated this popular page with a couple of screen captures and fixed a minor typo. Sun, 03 Jun 2007 10:09:18 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/keyboard-shortcuts-to-create-an-appointment.html Keyboard shortcuts save time when creating an appointment. Create them without touching the mouse in Outlook 2003 and 2007. Mon, 19 Mar 2007 09:30:43 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/keyboard-shortcuts-to-create-a-task.html Keyboard shortcuts save time when creating a task. Do it without Sat, 03 Mar 2007 16:02:06 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/daylight-savings-time.html The 2007 Daylight Savings Time change directly affects Sun, 18 Feb 2007 12:14:57 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/dst-outlook-walkthrough-1.html DST Outlook Walkthrough 1: Updating a standalone XP installation Sun, 18 Feb 2007 12:06:59 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/outlook-today.html Use Outlook Today to see your entire day at a glance. Make Outlook Today your start page. Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:20:31 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/startup-folder.html Select the Outlook startup folder. Control which folder appears when you start Outlook. Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:01:58 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/new-item-button.html Why the new item button changes without changing views. Outlook 2007 only. Tue, 23 Jan 2007 02:57:32 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/outlook-tips.html A collection of my favorite Microsoft Outlook tips. The little Outlook tips that make a big day-to-day difference. Work smarter, not harder! Thu, 18 Jan 2007 01:19:22 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/send-onenote-notes-with-outlook.html Learn how to send OneNote notes with Outlook. Procedures are for Outlook 2007 and OneNote 2007. Tue, 16 Jan 2007 14:12:16 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/create-outlook-items-in-onenote.html Learn how to create Outlook items in OneNote 2007. Includes appointments, meeting requests, tasks, and contacts. Tue, 16 Jan 2007 13:05:31 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/copy-outlook-information-to-onenote.html Copy Outlook information to OneNote 2007. Copy e-mail messages and meeting details into OneNote's Unfiled Notes. Tue, 16 Jan 2007 02:35:46 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/onenote.html Outlook 2007 and OneNote 2007 are tightly integrated to make your life easier. Learn to take advantage of this integration now. Tue, 16 Jan 2007 00:27:27 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/html-e-mail.html How HTML e-mail messages appear changes a lot in Outlook 2007. Here's the information you need to know. Sun, 14 Jan 2007 14:21:01 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/outlook-2007-book.html Book: How to Do Everything with Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Wed, 10 Jan 2007 03:01:19 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/4smartphone.html 4SmartPhone offers a hosted Exchange mailbox you can use to mobilize your Outlook data. Sun, 07 Jan 2007 17:31:54 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/e-mail-reminder-difference.html Outlook 2007 handles an e-mail reminder from a message in a folder differently than Outlook 2003. Find out how and why this is a good thing. Fri, 05 Jan 2007 12:10:49 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/e-mail-reminders.html The simple steps to setting reminders on e-mail messages. Applies to Thu, 04 Jan 2007 11:21:13 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/automatic-download.html Adjust these automatic download settings to control pictures in HTML mail. Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:59:39 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/outlook-mobile-service.html Outlook Mobile Service (OMS) connects your Outlook Inbox and your mobile phone. Send and receive Outlook information using your phone's text messaging capabilities. Wed, 27 Dec 2006 19:03:39 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/hosted-outlook.html Configure a hosted Outlook mailbox. Get the benefits of Exchange wherever you are, without the headaches of hosting your own server. Sun, 24 Dec 2006 11:55:43 GMT http://www.living-with-outlook.com/mail-attachment.html If you get a message with more than one mail attachment, you can save them simultaneously. This is how you do it. 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