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Save attachment changes with original message

Roady [MVP] — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:45:20 +0000

Every now and then I receive messages with attachments which need some small changes before they are ready (they get printed or forwarded afterwards). I really don't have a need to save these attachments to my disk as well but Outlook insists on saving them there. Is there a way that I can save the changed attachments directly to the original messages?

Sending meeting requests without Notes

Roady [MVP] — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:03:35 +0000

We sometimes set up meeting items in Outlook which include notes about the meeting which we do not want to share with the attendees. Is there any way we can suppress these Notes from being included when sending out the meeting requests and subsequent updates to attendees?

Find messages with attachments by file extension

Roady [MVP] — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:12:12 +0000

Outlook can find emails with one or more attachments by specifying the "Has Attachments" option. But how can I search for a specific type of attached file? e.g. search for emails having .doc, .pdf, .xls or .zip files etc.

Storing files directly in Outlook folders

Roady [MVP] — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:04:06 +0000

I just noticed that I could drag & drop files (doc, docx, xls, pdf, png, etc...) directly into Outlook folders. Basically this would allow me to use Outlook as a single storage location for as long as I have space in my mailbox, instead of saving these files separately in Explorer. Are there any downsides to this method and is this actually even supported by Microsoft?

Reply/Reply to All with original attachments

Roady [MVP] — Fri, 06 May 2011 11:40:45 +0000

Is it possible to Reply or Reply to All with the original attachments?

Folder or drive lock after saving attachment or message

Roady [MVP] — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 18:12:44 +0000

On occasion I save an attachment to a folder which I then decide to move to a better location. However, I then get the error that the folder is in use. A similar thing happens when I save an attachment or message to a USB-drive; I cannot eject the drive and get the error that the device is currently in use. I then need to close Outlook for it to release the lock. Is there any way to prevent Outlook for creating such a lock or to release it without restarting Outlook?

Image in signature shows as attachment

Roady [MVP] — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:58:26 +0000

I've created a signature with an image in it. Now recipients say that they always see a paperclip icon for messages I sent to them. In some cases my signature image shows indeed as an attachment and in other cases no attachment is shown at all but still the paperclip icon is shown. When I sent them a message without my signature, no paperclip icon is shown. How can I create a signature with an image without the paperclip icon showing up at the recipient?

Add Business Card to signature without image

Roady [MVP] — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:59:55 +0000

I'd like to add a Business Card (vCard) to be included with my signature but this also adds an image of it in my signature which I do not want. I deleted this image when designing my signature but that removed the Business Card as well. Is there any way to create my signature with the vCard but without the image of it?

Saving messages to a network share creates tmp-files

Roady [MVP] — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:16:25 +0000

When saving an email message to a network drive, I get the following error; "The message interface has returned an unknown error." Instead of saving the message, a tmp-file is created on the network location. When I rename the tmp-file to .msg, then it appears to be the message that I tried to save. How can I get rid of the error and have the message save directly as an msg-file?

Increase attachment size limit

Roady [MVP] — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:46:00 +0000

When I try to send a message, I get the warning that my message is too big to be sent. How can I increase the attachment size limit?

Issues opening Excel attachments

Roady [MVP] — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:30:00 +0000

When I double click on an Excel attachment, Excel opens but it doesn't open the spreadsheet or I get an error. Other attachments open just fine. How can I fix this?

E-mail properties for contact addresses in Outlook 2010

Roady [MVP] — Mon, 10 May 2010 14:42:46 +0000

Some people did not receive my attachments or received a winmail.dat file instead. I could solve this issue previously by changing the email properties of certain contacts from “Send using Outlook Rich Text Format” to “Let Outlook decide” or “Send Plain Text”.

Where is this option located in Outlook 2010?

Sending Outlook folders

Roady [MVP] — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:08:12 +0000

I've collected some emails in a separate folder together with some contact information in a subfolder. I now need to transfer this information to somebody else. Is it possible to send an entire Outlook folder and possibly the subfolders as well at once?

Forgotten attachment or subject reminder

Roady [MVP] — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:35:47 +0000

I sometimes tend to forget to include the promised attachment when sending a message or the subject of a message. Is there any way that Outlook can remind me of this?

Deleting large Calendar items

Roady [MVP] — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:45:06 +0000

Looking at the folder size of my Calendar, I noticed that it takes up a lot of space. This is very well possible since I often store attachments with my Calendar items or receive Meeting invitations with attachments. Now I'm looking for a way to locate the largest items and clean up their attachments. Which method would be most effective?