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Questions tagged [microsoft-outlook-2010]

Use this tag for questions specifically about the 2010 version of the Microsoft Outlook personal information manager; otherwise use [microsoft-outlook].

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Outlook is Microsoft's personal information manager; Outlook 2010 is part of Microsoft Office 2010 (internally known as Office 14).

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How do I get that nice inline-quote indicator in Outlook 2010 when replying to emails?

Outlook 2010 (beta). I like responding to email inline-style, where there is an indicator (typically a gray vertical bar, |) denoting the quoted content. Not sure if I can attach an image, but will give text example: This is some email…
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How do I view source in Outlook 2010?

This question has already been asked here; but the answer only gives advice on how to view the email header not the actual html source of the email. There is another question here, which I think may be caused by the same issue as mine, but does not…
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How to make Outlook 2010 minimize when I try to close it?

When clicking the X button or ALT+F4, how can I get Outlook to minimze to the tray instead of close? Several programs have this behavior, and it's annoying that Outlook behaves different...
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Outlook fails to open with error: 'Microsoft Outlook' exited without properly closing your Outlook data file

After shutting down Outlook forcefully and trying to restart it, the following error is displayed: 'Microsoft Outlook' exited without properly closing your Outlook data file. 'Microsoft Outlook' must be restarted. If this error message recurs,…
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How can I view the entire source code of an email in Outlook 2010?

I know how to view the headers of an email message as well as the source of an HTML message. In Outlook Express, however, there was an option to see the entire message source code the exact same way it was received (i.e. headers and any plain-text…
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How to search for item type in Outlook?

I'm trying to find only mails with the search in Outlook (2012/2010) - I don't want to find calendar entries, notes etc. I couldn't find anything in the search reference - something like "type:mail". Is it somehow possible to search only for/through…
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How do I add my photo to my account in Outlook 2010?

I've seen other users have their own picture in Outlook 2010. How do I add this to my account? I don't see anything in Options/Settings. I've been able to do this in Lync, but not in Outlook.
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Is there a way to prevent a message from accidentally being sent?

I am terrified of accidentally sending a reply before I'm finished editing it. Usually what I do is either: copy the email into word, edit in word, then hit reply-to-all in outlook, paste in my text, and send. hit reply-to-all, delete the…
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In Outlook 2010, can you add "Categories" to the "New Email" Ribbon?

I couldn't figure out how to do this in Outlook 2007, and I was hoping I could do it in Outlook 2010... I want the ability to quickly apply a category when composing a new email (typically a "Waiting For..." category) for things that need a…
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Outlook Search in specific folders

How do I specify which folders I want to search in Outlook? I'm looking for something like, from:foo@example.com folder:"Inbox, Archive"
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Configure Outlook so "Reply" to an item in "Sent Mail" uses the To: list

As a GMail user, I much appreciate that when I "reply" to an email sent from me, it knows I want it to replicate the To: field, not move the From: field to the To: field. Outlook does this if I "Reply All" to an email entry in my "Sent Items"…
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How to disable all autocorrect in Outlook 2010

I am frustrated because the Outlook makes some rather rude and arrogant autocorrections and does so repeatedly even after I go back and undo them. I tried many things to disable the feature, such as turn off Edit -> Substitutions -> Text…
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How do I export email account settings from Outlook 2010?

Is there a way to actually export email account settings in Outlook 2010? By account settings I mean things like incoming and outgoing servers, account names, user names, passwords and connection settings like security and port setting. I have like…
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How do I set the background row color of emails list view in Outlook?

Previously I used Thunderbird, It has an option to write a custom css for the email list view. I changed the css so that I am able to set different background colors in the email list view pane. This way I easily grouped related emails, for eg, red…
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How do you show email size in Outlook 2010?

When viewing emails in Outlook 2010, it shows the message subject, date, but not the size. How can I have it show the size in a column as well?
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