Outlook: Import and Export Data (.pst)
Nov17

Outlook: Import and Export Data (.pst)

Backup and restore from .pst file KB ID 0000154 Problem You want to import your mail from an older version of Outlook  into your new Outlook mailbox, or you simply want to backup your mail. Solution Thankfully the process is the same for modern Outlook as it was for previous versions of Outlook. 1. In Outlook > Select the “File” Tab > Open > Open & Export > Import/Export Note: On older versions of Outlook...

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Microsoft Outlook – Showing Email Headers
Nov17

Microsoft Outlook – Showing Email Headers

KB ID 0000663  Problem There are plenty of reasons for wanting to look at a message header, to see where a mail has come from or from which email address it was sent for example. Different versions of Outlook have different methods of letting you read the email header. Solution Display Message Headers with Outlook 2013 1. Open the mail in question and select ‘file’. 2. Info > Properties. 3. Your message headers are...

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Import Microsoft Outlook Contacts into Google+
Nov17

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 >...

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Outlook – Restore  Categories
Nov17

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...

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Exchange – New User(s) Not Showing Up On Global Address List
Nov17

Exchange – New User(s) Not Showing Up On Global Address List

KB ID 0000775  Problem If you create a new user, give them a mailbox, and they seemingly fail to appear then don’t panic! Firstly and fore mostly: If you do anything in Exchange: Apply the “cup of coffee rule”, never make a change then go and prove that change works straight away! check it later. However most of us work in the real world and you have a user who needs to use this mailbox yesterday! Bear in mind, the process...

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