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• Featured Windows Download: Embed Outlook on the desktop

  Published: July 30, 2007, 6:00 pm

  Tags: Calendar, Desktop, Featured Windows Download, Microsoft Outlook, Top

  Windows only: Freeware app Outlook on the Desktop embeds the Outlook calendar directly into your desktop. Outlook on the Desktop creates a semi transparent layer that pins the Outlook Calendar on the desktop at all times. The premise is to mimic the real life paper calendaring system -- you know the really big calendar you used to keep on your

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• Microsoft Outlook Tip: Automatically archive old email

  Published: August 7, 2007, 8:48 am

  Tags: Email, Email Apps, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Outlook Tip, Outlook

  explains how to configure Microsoft Outlook to automatically archive old email messages onto your hard drive. For example, you could have Outlook archive all messages older than 6 months every 20 days so you don't have to. Handy! Configure AutoArchive In Outlook 2007 [The How-To Geek]

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• Microsoft Outlook Tip: Access Google Calendar Directly From Outlook

  Published: August 22, 2007, 9:00 am

  Tags: Calendar, Google, Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Outlook Tip, Outlook, Windows

  syncing Google Calendar with Outlook, reader Seth uses the "homepage" feature of Outlook 2003 to access Google Calender. Here's how: 1) Right-click on your calendar in Outlook and select Properties 2) On the homepage tab, enter http://www.google.com/calendar/render 3) Check "Show Home Page by Default" 4) In the Offline Web Page Settings,

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• Microsoft Outlook: Getting Things Done with Outlook and OneNote 2007

  Published: August 29, 2007, 11:30 am

  Tags: Getting Things Done, Gtd, Microsoft Outlook, Outlook

  and next actions using Microsoft Outlook and OneNote. I continue to collect & process my inputs in OneNote. When I identify a next action now I use the Outlook flag CTRL+SHIFT+5 to flag it as an action and have it show up in my Outlook to-do list. I then set a context for it using Outlook. I then can filter my contexts in Outlook as

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• Outlook: Defer Sending Emails and Save Embarrassment

  Published: September 11, 2007, 8:00 pm

  Tags: Email, Embarrassment, Microsoft Outlook, Outlook, Top, Windows

  included? If you're using Outlook, the How-To Geek weblog details how to use Outlook rules to defer the delivery of emails so that you have time to fix those "Oh no!" moments without really interrupting your workflow. We've covered this idea before, but the How-To Geek compellingly emphasizes why you might want to defer emails. (Now if only

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• Microsoft Outlook Tip: Organize Your Email in Search Folders

  Published: September 18, 2007, 10:00 am

  Tags: Email, Email Apps, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Outlook Tip, Outlook, Search Techniques

  messages automatically with Outlook 2007 Search Folders. Much like iTunes Smart Playlists, you define criteria for a Search Folder (like all the messages that have "Acme" in the subject or body) and email automatically appears there, as well as any other Search Folder it belongs to. The advantage over these virtual folders is that a messages

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• Microsoft Outlook Tip: Overlay Calendars in Outlook (like Google Calendar)

  Published: September 19, 2007, 9:36 am

  Tags: Calendar, Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook Tip, Outlook, Top

  you can do the same with Microsoft Outlook? The How-to Geek explains that while it's possible in Outlook 2003, Outlook 2007 makes it much easier.First you'll need to change to the Calendar view, and then select more than one calendar in the list. Now if you hover your mouse over the little arrow icon next to the second calendar you'll

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• Featured Windows Download: Read Feeds in Outlook 2003 with RSS Popper

  Published: September 24, 2007, 10:30 am

  Tags: Downloads, Featured Windows Download, Feed Readers, Feeds, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Outlook Tip, Outlook, Rss, Rss Reader, Windows

  Windows only: While Outlook 2007 has a built-in feed reader, those of us still using 2003 or even Outlook Express (d'oh) are up a creek—without an add-on, that is. The Pain in the Tech blog recommends RSS Popper:After installation RSS feeds are displayed under a folder called RSS in the "All Mail Folders" pane on the left-side navigation.

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• Outlook Tip: Create Outlook Task, Note, Contact and Appointment Shortcuts

  Published: October 1, 2007, 9:15 am

  Tags: Email, Email Apps, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook, Outlook, Outlook Tip

  tracks his to-do list using Microsoft Outlook's Tasks, but hates having to switch into Outlook to create a new one every time. Instead, he added a custom shortcut to his Quick Launch bar that automatically creates a new task that he can fill in and drag and drop files onto.The shorcut target is: "C:Program FilesMicrosoft

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• Outlook Tip: Using Outlook's To-Do Bar

  Published: October 16, 2007, 10:30 am

  Tags: Microsoft Outlook 2007, Outlook, Outlook 2007, Outlook Tip, To Do Managers, To Do List, Todo Manager

  site the How-To Geek puts Microsoft Outlook 2007's To-Do Bar through the paces, demonstrating how to create, categorize, complete, organize, and flag tasks using it. I haven't used Outlook on a daily basis since my escape to the freelance life, but most people with office jobs live in it. Are you using Outlook's To-Do manager to GTD? What do

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• Outlook Tip: Get Directions to a Contact

  Published: October 18, 2007, 10:00 am

  Tags: Address Book, Contacts, Maps, Microsoft Outlook, Outlook, Outlook 2007, Outlook Tip

  Microsoft Outlook 2007 offers one-click access to a map of your contact's location. Fill in a contact address and click the "Map this" button on the contact tab to launch MSN Maps in your default browser, where you can get directions to and from the location. The question is, how do you change the map service to something other than MSN? First

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• Gmail: A Better Way to Set Up Gmail IMAP

  Published: October 24, 2007, 2:00 pm

  Tags: Email, Email Apps, Gizmodo, Gmail, Google, Imap, Iphone, Mail App, Microsoft Outlook, Outlook, Syncing, Thunderbird, Top

  If you've set up Gmail IMAP using Google's instructions, you may have noticed a couple of snags—namely that your Sent Mail, Drafts, and Deleted Mail aren't necessarily matching up as you'd expect between your email client and Gmail. To remedy this, you'll have to tweak a few advanced configuration settings in your client, and weblog

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• Gmail: What Gmail IMAP Means for You (and Your iPhone)

  Published: October 24, 2007, 10:00 am

  Tags: Clips, Email, Email Apps, Gmail, Google, Imap, Iphone, Mail App, Microsoft Outlook, Outlook, Syncing, Thunderbird, Top

  Mail.app, Eudora, Outlook Express/2003/2007 and Windows Mail, as well as the iPhone. That's great news for iPhone users. No more marking as read twice, or not being able to work with labels. Here's a video courtesy of Google on how to set up and use IMAP on your iPhone. If all of this sounds yummy but you've never used IMAP

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• Using Gmail IMAP in Microsoft Outlook 2007 [Email Apps]

  Published: November 2, 2007, 11:00 am

  Tags: Email, Email Apps, Gmail, Imap, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Outlook 2007, Outlook

  but lots of folks are using Microsoft Outlook on a daily basis (whether by personal or company choice.) The How-To Geek runs down how to set up Gmail in Outlook 2007 using IMAP and what actions in Outlook do what in Gmail (flag in Outlook = star in Gmail, for example.) Outlook's Large Mail search folder is a great way to clean out your Gmail

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• Speed Up Gmail IMAP with Outlook [Microsoft Outlook Tip]

  Published: November 7, 2007, 3:30 pm

  Tags: Email, Email Apps, Gmail, Imap, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Outlook Tip, Optimization, Outlook

  Gmail via IMAP with Outlook cramping your email style? If you find yourself waiting too long for your Outlook inbox changes to sync back to the mothership, a few settings can speed up the process. By setting Outlook to download message headers only, retrieve new messages less frequently, and work offline, your Gmail in Outlook

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