By default, whenever I create a hyperlink, Outlook turns the text color into blue and underlines it.

Is there any way I can remove this default underline and change the color for instance into our company’s color (green)?

Whenever I copy something from another email or application such as an Internet page and paste that in my message, the formatting never really blends in with what I have already.

On the other hand, when I have some carefully formatted text from Word and paste that into a new message, a lot of formatting is lost or messed up.

How can I control the formatting of my pasted text?

I’m trying to set a reminder on a message but I only have the option to flag it or to clear the flag. There are no options such as Today, Tomorrow, This Week, Next Week, etc… which I’m supposed to get.

This might have something to do with the fact that I’m using a IMAP account.

Is there still a way to mark my messages for follow up or at least get them to show up as a Task in my To-Do Bar?

Since I’m using Outlook 2010, I see a lot of GUID references in my Internet Explorer History which makes it hard to use.

For instance;
{6BE240C7-DFC2-4366-8871-08A412F896EB}

When I click on it, I get one of the following;

• a warning which reads;
  "Running a system command on this item might be unsafe"
• a file not found error
• a web page with the text;
  "There are no items to show in this view."

Where exactly is this coming from and how can I make it stop poluting my IE History?

I have to schedule on-line conference call between multiple locations in different countries.

Given DST and the different time zones, how can I get the ideal time for everyone, so that it is not after 10:00pm or before 6:00am for anyone?

I would like to create a rule that will allow me to filter all of the meeting receipts where people have typed in a message to me.

This is to prevent me from reviewing the meeting receipts that don’t have any verbiage contained in the body.

I see where I can look for specific words, but don’t know how to examine for the presence of text.

How can I filter out these empty responses?

In my IMAP account, the default mail folders like Inbox, Sent Items, Deleted Items, etc are subfolders of my Inbox folder.

I have been able to set the Sent Items and Deleted Items folders of my IMAP account so that they now work, but the Junk E-mail filter does not work.

Why are my folders all under the Inbox folder and how can I make the Junk E-mail folder work with my IMAP account?

We have a shared Calendar in which there are several recurring appointments with organizers that are no longer in the company.

How can I locate all these appointments/meetings and change the meeting owner to somebody else?

While message rules can help to automatically file the bulk of your messages directly into the correct folder, processing your mail is of course more than just moving it.

Instead of using your mouse, you can move, flag, categorize, etc your mail via a keyboard shortcut which is often quicker (and more accurate when for instance in a train).

Which ones are you using?

In my Out of Office settings I’ve created a rule to forward my mail to another e-mail address whenever I enable the OOF.

However, this doesn’t seem to function. When I tested it, I did get the OOF notification, but the message never got forwarded.

What am I doing wrong and how can I get this to work?