Work

Disable Protected View Mode In Office 2010 To Open Outlook Attachments

Microsoft Office 2010 knows there are Word-based macro viruses out there. It’s so protective, in fact, it can be a bit annoying when you’re trying to open Outlook attachments from co-workers. Tech blogger Amit Agarwal explains how to disable Word’s “Protected View”.


November 2, 2010
Work

Keyboard Shortcut Cheat Sheet For Outlook 2011 For Mac

In making the transition from Entourage to actual Outlook, Outlook 2011 for Mac changed more than just its looks. A notable number of keyboard shortcuts have been tweaked just enough to be confusing to those who thought they’d mastered their Mac’s menu realm.


October 27, 2010
Organise

MilkSync Ties Remember The Milk Into Outlook Tasks

Windows only: Remember the Milk is a powerful task manager, but most office work puts Outlook in front of you. Now you can bridge your Outlook and RTM tasks with MilkSync, a free download for RTM Pro customers (and 15-day trial for everyone else).


October 22, 2010
Organise

Unsubscribe.com Adds An Unsubscribe Button To Your Mail Client

While you could always go on an unsubscribe purge every once in a while, dealing with pesky newsletters still isn’t a fun process. Free service Unsubscribe.com adds a simple button to your mail client from which you can unsubscribe from any newsletter.


September 14, 2010
Work

NoReplyAll Prevents Other Outlook Users From Burdening Your Inbox

Outlook 2007/2010 only: Few things make work feel like a moment from Office Space more than seeing an email hit an entire department’s inboxes, over and over again. If you’re in an Outlook environment, the NoReplyAll add-on stifles the ad nauseum action.


July 30, 2010
Organise

Customise Your Outlook Calendar View

Lifehacker AU

By default, Outlook offers daily, weekly, work week and monthly views, which would seem to cover most typical needs. However, you can customise it to display any time period you want.


July 21, 2010
Communicate

ToneCheck Stops You From Sending Passive Aggressive (Or Plain Aggressive) Emails

Windows only (for now): ToneCheck is an email plug-in that checks the content of your emails for tone and alerts you to language that may be misunderstood or interpreted as particularly negative.


July 20, 2010
Work

Use Thunderbird To Move From Outlook To Apple Mail

Making the move from Windows to Mac? One of the trickier transitions might involve your Outlook email. To make the switch smoothly and transfer all your mail and setup to Apple’s Mail app, use the free Thunderbird client as a go-between.


June 29, 2010
Work

How To Insert File Text Into Outlook

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Being able to insert text from a file sounds like a standard feature for any email client. Outlook does in fact support this option, but it isn’t particularly easy to locate.


Fix

Get Rid Of The Smiley J Problem In Microsoft Office Applications

You’ve seen it before: That strange, cutesy little “J” in an email that seems contextually like it’s meant to be a smiling emoticon. You may even be sending these little “J”s without even knowing it. Tech blogger Chris Prillo explains: