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How to Edit the Outlook 2010 Auto-Complete Names List

contributed by Ben Kendall on December 13, 2010 under Microsoft Outlook

In versions of Outlook previous to 2010, the history of e-mail addresses to which you sent e-mail were stored in a cache file. With Outlook 2010 these addresses are stored in an object in your mailbox (or .pst file). This will show you how to find and edit the auto-complete names list.

Outlook 2010: Change Default Save Attachments Folder

contributed by Lê Hoàng on November 19, 2010 under Microsoft Outlook

When saving attachments in Outlook, items are saved to the Document folder. For better file organization, you may want to change this default save location. This guide provides step-by-step guide to change default save attachments folder in Outlook 2010.

Outlook 2010: How to Turn Off Attachment and Document Preview

contributed by Rob Rogers on October 11, 2010 under Microsoft Outlook

You can preview certain attachments (those with an available handler) in Outlook. For those users that don’t like using this, here’s how to disable it.

Outlook 2010: Arrange Emails as Conversations or Threads

contributed by Lê Hoàng on September 30, 2010 under Microsoft Outlook

Many email services like Gmail group your incoming emails by conversation if they have the same subject. Frequently, this is also referred as viewing messages as threads or “threaded” view. If you want Outlook to group emails as conversations, this tech-recipes will show you how.

Outlook 2010: How to Change the Navigation Pane’s Calendar Size and Font

contributed by Rob Rogers on September 28, 2010 under Microsoft Outlook

If you don’t like the look of the calendar located in the Navigation Pane, you can change the font and font size to be more to your liking. This can be useful if you have a hard time seeing the calendar or if you just like to customize the look of your Outlook.

Outlook 2010: How to Minimize to the System Tray

contributed by Rob Rogers on September 27, 2010 under Microsoft Outlook

If you find that you don’t use the Jump List functionality for Outlook 2010, you can minimize it to the System Tray to free up space on the Task Bar.

Outlook 2010: Use Google Maps to Display Contact Addresses

contributed by Rob Rogers on September 20, 2010 under Microsoft Outlook

By default, Outlook 2010 uses Bing Maps to map the addresses of your contacts. If you are a Google Maps user, you can change this so that it uses Google’s service instead.

Outlook 2010: How to Edit the Subject and/or Message of a Received Email

contributed by Rob Rogers on under Microsoft Outlook

If you want to change the Subject of a received email to add something easier to recognize or find in the future or add (or delete) content to the message, Outlook 2010 allows you to do so, although the option isn’t exactly in a straight forward location.

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