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Merge archive files

Over the years I’ve created many archive files (I used to archive by month and then later by year as space became less of an issue). I still use them as a reference sometimes and I’d like to combine them into one big archive as it is easier for searching as well.
How can I merge them together?

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Related Categories; Import/Export, Mail Organizing

Copy or Move?

Sometimes when I use drag and drop to organize emails they are being moved and at other times they are being copied.
Also, sometimes I drop them on the wrong folder (I’ve got a shaky hand) and then have to undo before trying again.
How can I get more control over this and find out in advance if they will get copied or moved?

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Related Categories; Attachments, Background info, Calendar, Interface, Mail Organizing

Remove attachments from emails

I am tidying up large attachments in Outlook to reduce the size of the PST file.
In some e-mails the attachment is in the message body. These particular attachments cannot be cut, deleted or otherwise removed, since these controls are greyed out.
How can I remove these attachments?

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Related Categories; Attachments, Mail Organizing, Mail Reading

Highlight important text

I received an email which had some text highlighted in yellow (like you can do with a magic marker on paper).
How can I do the same in Outlook?

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Related Categories; Configuring, Interface, Mail Composing, Mail Reading

Outlook not accessible when writing email

When I start creating an email from another application, I cannot access Outlook anymore. Every time I click in Outlook, I only hear a “ping” sound.
How can I get the focus back on Outlook instead of the opened message?

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Related Categories; Attachments, Errors, Interface, Mail Composing

Associate Notes with Contacts

Is there a way to associate Notes with specific contacts so I can track these Notes on the “Activities” tab of the contact as well?

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Related Categories; Contacts, Interface, Notes

Suspend reception of emails

Is it possible to suspend the reception of emails while staying on-line?
Working off-line isn’t an option for me as I still need access to non-cached on-line data like Public Folders and shared folders.

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Related Categories; Accounts, Configuring, Interface, Mail Reading

Outlook versions and trivia

Some trivia about Outlook version numbers;
-What are the version numbers of Outlook and their released names?
-Why does it start with version 8.0?
-Why is there no version 13.0?

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Related Categories; Background info, Installing, Registry

Quick Access Toolbar settings

I have modified my Quick Access Toolbar in Outlook quite a bit and I would like to save the changes in case I need to reinstall.
How can I backup the QAT and can I also copy these to my laptop?

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Related Categories; Background info, Interface, Mail Composing, Mail Reading

Too many recipients

When sending a message to multiple users, Outlook reports “too many recipients” and the message is never received by the people I sent it to.
What is the maximum amount of people that I can send to using Outlook?

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Related Categories; Accounts, Addins, Contacts, Errors, Mail Composing
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