Archive for the ‘Outlook’ Category

November 6th, 2007

How to import contacts into outlook - or any other outlook data

Import Data into Outlook 

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Today I had a customer ask how he could import his contact information into outlook. He had recently changed jobs and needed his contact information to be added to his new outlook profile. This tutorial requires that you have a pst file available to perform the import.

June 7th, 2007

How to Clear all Outlook Calendar items

ms-outlook.jpgDo you sometimes wish that you could erase the day and start over? How about erasing the whole month or the whole year? Outlook 2002 provides several ways to clean up your calendar data, including archiving it.

However, sometimes you might not want to archive your calendar items — you just want to have a fresh start. To clear your calendar items, do the following:

May 4th, 2007

Configuring your Outlook 2003 to download from your Gmail account

gmaillogo1.gifOften we get clients that ask if they can use there web mail accounts with outlook. Most of the time, the answer of course is yes and it is just a issue of setup. Due to the fact that webmail servies are overwhelmingly used for personal communication, it can be a bit embarassing or inapropriate for a user to as Empower or their respective network admin to set this up for them. If the use of this type of service in a business setting is appropriate, then below you will find the first post ina series of post dealing with this.

This article deals specifically with how to access your Gmail account through outlook 2003. this information was gathered at the google gmail website.

April 23rd, 2007

Tips to properly manage your email account

1. Using just one email account.
Individuals new to email often think about their email account like they do their home address, you only have one home address, so you should only have one email. Instead, you should think about your email address like you do your keys, while it may be okay to use the same key for your front and your back door, having a single key open everything is both impractical and unsafe.

A good rule of thumb for the average email user is to keep a minimum of three email accounts. Your work account should be used exclusively for work-related conversations. Your second email account should be used for personal conversations and contacts, and your third email account should be used as a general catch-all for all hazardous behavior. That means that you should always sign up for newsletters and contests only through your third email account. Similarly, if you have to post your email account online, such as for your personal blog, you should only use your third email account (and post a web friendly form of it at that).

April 5th, 2007

Using Outlook Calendars with Google Calendars

Outlook 2007 Offers some exciting new feartures. One of the things that I have found most handy is it’s ability to intergrate with Google Calendar. Below are three scenarios that may help you learn to use this technology and hopefully make your life a bit easier. 

Import a calendar from Google Calendar into Outlook
A Calendar Snaphot is a copy of a calendar that is not updated. To view updates to a Calendar Snapshot, you must obtain a new Calendar Snapshot. For Internet Calendars are are kept up-to-date automatically, see Subscribe to a Google Calendar.

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