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Questions tagged [microsoft-outlook-2013]

Use this tag for questions specifically about the 2013 version of the Microsoft Outlook personal information manager; otherwise use [microsoft-outlook].

Outlook is Microsoft's personal information manager; Outlook 2013 is part of Microsoft Office 2013 (internally known as Office 15).

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Reduce visual redundancies in Outlook 2013?

Outlook 2013 has taken a direction of "how much space can I fill with noise and redundancies". Is it possible to reduce this noise in order to maximize use of screen real estate? For example, in the preview pane, can I shrink the header so that it…
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Outlook deletes an email when I am in quick reply and try to delete text

I am having a problem where when I use quick reply and hit the Delete, the email I am working on is deleted. What I am expecting is for some of the text to be deleted, as in older Outlook or any other text editor. I have tried this on other…
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How to get all messages expanded in conversation mode in Outlook 2013?

When selecting Show as conversation view mode in Outlook 2013 There are 3 display modes as below snapshots i.e. Collapsed mode Expanded mode #1 - my response mails (i.e. the ones in Sent box) not displayed Expanded mode #2 - my response mails are…
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Style folder name in Bold if there's unread mail

In Outlook 2010 folder names were bold if there was unread mail in them. In Outlook 2013 this was changed, and by default there's only a bold-blueish number behind the folder. How can I once again have bold folder names for folders with unread mail…
Jeroen
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Why does Outlook highlight "some time after" with a blue squiggle?

When I type this in an email: The pot boiled some time after I stopped watching it. Outlook 2013 flags "some time" with a squiggly blue line, and suggests that I change it to "sometime". I have grammar checking turned off. If I turn off spelling…
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Remove Calendar Preview from Reading Pane in Outlook 2013

Is there a way to remove the calendar preview from the reading pane in Outlook 2013?
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How can I switch between "All" and "Unread" in my Outlook 2013 inbox?

I would like to switch between seeing All and just Unread emails in my Outlook 2013 inbox using just the keyboard and a single key combo, for instance Ctrl+Shift+A and Ctrl+Shift+U (just an example). Is there such a shortcut, or is it possible to…
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How to search for unanswered emails?

I'd like to search Outlook 2013 for emails I sent that never received a reply. How can I do that? Thanks for your time
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How to change font of email snippet in Outlook 2013?

I find that the size of the snippet text for an email in Outlook 2013 is extremely small. I would like to change it to something larger, but apparently I can only change the font size of the email details with View->Change View->Manage…
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Add "Request read receipt" to Outlook 2013/2016 ribbon (toolbar)

In Office 2013 you can reply "in-line". Meaning, you don't have to open a new window with the email. If you chose drafting the email in a new windows then you have the option in the tab "Options". And you can also add it to the QAT (Quick access…
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Disable Editing in Outlook 2013 Reading Pane

With Outlook 2013, the reading pane allows to edit e.g. drafts and tasks without opening them. How can I disable this editing in order to make the reading pane strictly read-only (as it was with previous version of Outlook?)
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How to change double click behavior of contacts in Outlook 2013?

When double clicking on a name on the To / CC field in Outlook 2007, it used to open Outlook Properties of the contact. But in Outlook 2013, it opens the Contact Card. To open Outlook Properties, one needs to right click on the name then select the…
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Why does Outlook 2013 say I have 3 Reminders?

Near the bottom, lefthand corner of Outlook, it says that I have 3 Reminders, like this: However, I don't have any outstanding reminders. In fact, when I click on the "Reminders: 3" display, it opens my Reminders window, and that window is free of…
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Import .eml files in outook 2013

I bought a new laptop a few days ago and installed office 2013, using outlook 2013 as my email client. I have a folder saved on my hard drive that has all my emails in .eml file format. The folder contains all my emails from previous version of…
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Display email desktop alert at bottom right corner in OL2013?

I just switched to Office 2013 and now the email desktop alerts pop-up on the top-right corner. Is there any way to make it popup at the good ol' bottom-right corner? (I don't see an option to do it via Outlook's settings.)
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