Import Microsoft Outlook Contacts into Google+
KB ID 0000482 Problem Importing and adding friends into your “Circles” is easy if you use Gmail, however if your contacts are in Microsoft Outlook then they wont get picked up automatically. Solution Export Outlook 2010 Contacts 1. Launch Microsoft Outlook > File > Open > Import. Export Outlook 2007/2003/2000 Contacts 1. Launch Microsoft Outlook > File > Import and Export. Exporting 2. Export to a File >...
Outlook – Restore Categories
KB ID 0000493 Problem After a recent Exchange failure at work we had to rebuild our mail databases and import our old mail. All was fine except Outlook had lost its categories, now you can do tons of things with categories, but for the most part I just use them for colour coding my diary entries and for colour flagging emails. Colours gone 🙁 Solution 1. Annoyingly simple, close Outlook (if open). 2. Launch outlook from the run box...
Outlook – Disable Cached Mode with Group Policy
KB ID 0000507 Problem I got asked how to do this today, a client has a number of roaming users (teachers) who don’t like waiting for Outlook to create a local copy of the mailbox each time they log on. To be honest as they have Exchange 2010 they would be better using the feature rich Outlook Web App (OWA) rather than the full client if they need to move around so much but hey, I was asked. Solution 1. To do this you need to use...
Outlook Error – ‘One or more users cannot be added to the folder access list. Non-local users cannot be given rights on this server’
KB ID 0000560 Problem Outlook will show you this error if you attempt to grant rights to a “distribution group” on an object for example, a public folder, or for calendar permissions. You would think that converting the “Universal Distribution Group” to a “Universal Security Group” would solve this problem, but it does not. Note: You may also see the following error, “an error occurred....
Outlook Install Error ‘Outlook may not be installed with a newer version of Outlook’
KB ID 0000665 Problem I saw this whilst installing Office on a machine today. Solution 1. In my case I had just removed Office 2010 x64, (I needed the x32 bit version for some PST/MAPI stuff). So I knew that there was not a version of office installed. Note: If you are unsure, click Start > appwiz.cpl {enter} and MAKE SURE. Remember most PC’s come with a trial version of Office these days, and that’s the most likely...
Outlook – Disable “Show in Groups”
KB ID 0000668 Problem With older versions of Outlook this was simple to do, they have made a good job of hiding it in Outlook 2010? Emails Grouped by Date. Solution 1. From within Outlook View > Change View > Manage Views. 2. Seelct ‘Current view settings’ > Modify. 3. Group By. 4. Untick ‘Automatically group according to arrangement’ > OK. Related Articles, References, Credits, or External...
Outlook – Change Calendar Temperature from Fahrenheit to Celsius
KB ID 0000782 Problem Providing you have your location setup, Outlook 2013 will give you a three day temperature forecast. However by default that will be in Fahrenheit, if you would prefer this in Celsius then do the following. Solution 1. From within Outlook > File > Options. 2. Calendar > Scroll Down > Change to Celsius> > OK. 3. Now it should display properly. Related Articles, References, Credits, or External...
Outlook Opens Additional Mailboxes
KB ID 0000905 Problem I’ve seen this happen on both Outlook 2010 and Outlook 2013. You can open additional Exchange mailboxes from your accounts ‘Advanced’ section, but these mailboxes were not listed there. Solution Above, you can see that the offending mailbox here is called Training&Holidays. 1. On a DC, (or your Exchange server) > Windows Key + R > dsa.msc {Enter} > When Active Directory Users and...
Outlook – Disable Desktop Notifications
KB ID 0000901 Problem Outlook will (by default), display a notification on your screen when you receive an email. Generally this is a good thing, but if (like me) your Outlook collects your personal mail as well, then you might not want these notifications flashing up on your screen. Solution 1. From within Outlook > File > Options. 2. Mail > Untick ‘Display a Desktop Alert’. Related Articles, References,...
OneNote – Notebooks cannot sync – Error 0xE0000024
KB ID 0000650 Problem I use OneNote quite a lot, after a laptop rebuild, I installed the Live ID Sign in assistant (because it asked for it) and then my notebooks stopped syncing to SkyDrive. OneNote needs a password to sync some of your notebooks. A password is required to synchronize this notebook (Error code: 0xE0000024). Solution There’s plenty of posts and articles on this that say “just run this reg...