April 2, 2020
This article describes how to fix Outlook when it’s working offline: switching from offline to online mode, missing “Work Online” button and the potential reasons why Outlook keeps getting offline.
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March 30, 2020
Have you ever wondered what is the average number of emails received in Outlook per day, per week or per month? This article details how to count the number of emails in Outlook by range, by keyword filters, Outlook email categories or mail folders.
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March 27, 2020
Updated: March 27, 2020
Outlook allows you to define and add signatures using the built-in Signatures tool. To add a signature in Outlook, simply open the Outlook Options window, then go to the Mail -> Signatures section.
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September 26, 2015
Outlook 2016 includes some new features designed to improve email, contacts and task management. Here is a list of improvements in Outlook 2016. This article explains how to upgrade the DS Development add-ins to Outlook 2016. Read more →
October 10, 2013
Updated: March 31, 2020
Some of us simply need to always attach files in outgoing Outlook emails, especially if we deal with business emails. For example, one may need to automatically attach a business card or a brochure to all business emails. In this article we will explain how to always attach files to Outlook emails using Bells & Whistles for Outlook.
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September 19, 2013
Updated: March 31, 2020
Like all the other Outlook versions, Outlook 2013 – 2019 lets you define a rule to automatically add a CC address to emails, but it doesn’t offer a similar option to always BCC someone. This article describes how to always BCC in Outlook using the Bells & Whistles Outlook add-in.
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September 9, 2013
Updated: March 26, 2020
If Outlook keeps crashing, read this article to find out the most frequent causes for Outlook crashes and their solutions.
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September 7, 2013
Updated: March 26, 2020
This article explains how to prevent / disable the Outlook security warning window on all modern Outlook versions, including Outlook 2019. The Outlook security warning window pops up whenever a non-trusted program (Outlook add-in, Macro script, etc) is trying to access Outlook and send email on your behalf. The goal of this Outlook security warning is to notify you about this action and prevent unauthorized Outlook access. However, if you actually want to use Outlook is a programmatic way, this Outlook security warning can become annoying.
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July 28, 2013
Updated: March 31, 2020
If you send Outlook emails with images – and especially if you send marketing emails with images – you should want to be able to add alternative (ALT) text for your images. Most modern email clients don’t show images by default, so by adding ALT text you can describe your image even if the image itself is not displayed. For example, if your image should show a “Buy now” graphic, you can add a “Buy now” ALT text and make your email readers understand how to buy even if images are not displayed.
This article shows how to add ALT text to images in Outlook 2013 – 2019.
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June 12, 2013
Updated: March 31, 2020
This article describes how to use the Outlook internal e-mail merge mechanism in order to create and send mass personalized emails. Although mail merge in Outlook 2013 is pretty limited, it still can be a viable solution for some of us.
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February 12, 2013
Updated: March 31, 2020
Outlook.com is designed by Microsoft as an alternative to Google Gmail. And – just like Gmail – you can configure your favorite email client to send & receive emails through your outlook.com email account. To do so, you need to know the Outlook.com mail server settings.
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February 11, 2013
Updated: March 31, 2020
To help you solve your Outlook problems faster, we decided to put together the 5 most commonly received Outlook Send & Receive error messages and their solutions.
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January 14, 2013
Updated: April 6, 2020
Sometimes, emails can get stuck in your Inbox, Outlook or Sent Items folder and you are unable to move or delete them, while Outlook reports an “unknown error”. This article describes various solutions to this problem.
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