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How to Transfer RSS Feed Subscriptions to Outlook 2007

Contributed by shamanstears on November 7, 2008 under Microsoft Outlook

Outlook 2007 allows you to subscribe to RSS feeds. If you want to transfer the subscriptions from your current feed reader (or Internet Explorer) to Outlook, you can easily do this with the help of an OPML file.

Outlook 2007: Use Custom Sounds to Alert You of New Messages

Contributed by shamanstears on November 3, 2008 under Microsoft Outlook

Outlook can give you an audible queue that you have a new message that just arrived. You can change the default sound, or you can create rules to be even more creative and effective. These rules can notify you of the importance level of the message or who the message is from.

Outlook 2007: Automatically Close Original Message After You Reply or Foward

Contributed by shamanstears on October 24, 2008 under Microsoft Outlook

If you forward or reply to lots of messages, then this can be a real timesaver. By changing the configuration of Outlook, you can make it automatically close the original message after you have forwarded or replied to it.

Outlook 2007: Keep Sender’s Email Category

Contributed by shamanstears on September 6, 2008 under Microsoft Outlook

If you use Outlook in your organization, you might not be getting the full benefit of the email client. Outlook allows a sender to assign a category to their email. This category is then assigned to the email when the recipient receives it and the category is added to their category list, if needed. This can be a great help in keeping people on the same page when filtering categories and such. Unfortunately, their is a recommended rule that clears these categories and totally defeats the purpose. Here’s how to disable the rule and keep the email category assigned by the sender.

Outlook 2007: Propose a New Time for a Scheduled Meeting

Contributed by shamanstears on August 20, 2008 under Microsoft Outlook

If your organization uses Outlook to schedule meetings, then you have surely encountered a meeting request that conflicts with your plans for that time. You can use Outlook to propose a new meeting time to the meeting coordinator and Outlook will even help you find the next available time that all invitees are free.

Outlook: Forward Emails from Important Contacts to a Different Email Address

Contributed by shamanstears on July 21, 2008 under Microsoft Outlook

Expecting an important email from your boss, but it’s time to go home? You can set up Outlook to forward the messages from your boss to your home account (or any other one for that matter) by setting up a rule.

Outlook 2007: Print a Blank Calendar

Contributed by shamanstears on April 22, 2008 under Microsoft Outlook

Sometimes you need a hard copy of a calendar to use for various planning tasks. If you don’t want your appointments listed on the calendar, you can print a blank calendar by following these steps:

Outlook 2007: Print a Phone Directory of Your Contacts

Contributed by shamanstears on April 8, 2008 under Microsoft Outlook

While it can be advantageous to have your contacts’ phone numbers in your email client, there are times when a hard copy is necessary. Outlook makes it easy to print out a phone directory of any or all of your contacts.