How to change Outlook startup folder

Microsoft Outlook display the Outlook Today page when you first start up since very earlier versions, but for me, it’s a quite useless page since I just want to read my email.

I always change Outlook default setting by digging into Advanced Options via Tools –>> Options and then change the default folder. Hey but there’s an easier way to do this.

Just click on the Customize Outlook today button on the upper right corner of your Outlook as in the following pic.

After that you will see the following screen.

Be sure to uncheck, “When starting, go directly to Outlook Today” checkbox. The default for these would make Outlook to go directly to your inbox. If you prefer to go Outlook to any other folder than your inbox, you can choose any folder you want by click on Choose Folders button.

Hope this tip would help you make more productivity.

How to resize attachment in Outlook new mail before you send

Do you know that you can resize the picture attachment in Outlook 2007 new mail before you send? Outlook 2007 has the option but that is hidden. I don’t even notice until my Jennifer pointed me out yesterday. Outlook 2007 buried this feature in their new introduction of Ribbon.

Resizing picture attachments before sending the mail is very nice to the people who use Outlook 2007 as their main mail clients (I know there are a lot of people including myself).

So here is the procedure.

First attach the pic as you normally would.
And then click the insert tab, after that click on the option button as in the following pic.

You will get the attachment options dialog box as in the pic below.

Choose the size you want to resize.

That’s it! No more Paint or Photoshop to resize the pic attachment and no more trouble sending big photos.

Windows Live Mail with Outlook

If you like windows live mail, but if you don’t want to install their Live Mail Desktop Beta version, you can install Outlook Connector. Outlook Connector will let you use your Live Mail account within Outlook.

After you install, you will see extra menu “Outlook Connector” in your Outlook menu.

Reference : Windows Blog

Restore Outlook 2007 color categories

After you have upgraded to Outlook 2007 from the earlier outlook versions, you will get suprise to see that all categories from contacts, have been converted to color categories globally.

So you will see in calendar, tasks, and you’ve been so annoyed that, you want to reset to default color categories? You can’t find any options in Outlook 2007 to reset to default categories. If you delete one by one, it could take a long long time.

So, the easiest way is :
Start menu–>> RUN—>> and enter “c:program filesmicrosoft officeoffice12outlook.exe” /cleancategories“

Enjoy your journey with new stylish Outlook 2007!

Reference : Microsoft

Minimize Outlook to system tray

Ever wanted to minimize your outlook to system tray, without leaving window minimize on the taskbar? I’ve googled and found a lot of sites explaining how to edit registry for that. The funny thing is that, it’s not that difficult at all. You can simply click outlook icon in system tray and choose “Hide When Minimized”.

That’s it! Whenever you minimize the outlook, it would go straight to the system tray, not left on the system tray at all.

Reference : Microsoft

Outlook 2007 with Exchange 2003

Have you guys always tried Outlook 2007 with exchange 2003 over internet by using RPC(Now Microsoft called it Outlook Anywhere)? If so, you might face these kinds of errors:

• If your Outlook profile has been automatically configured, you may receive the following error message:
The action cannot be completed. The connection to the Microsoft Exchange Server is unavailable. Your network adapter does not have a default gateway.
• If your Outlook profile has been manually configured, you may receive the following error message:
Your Microsoft Exchange Server is unavailable
For example, this error may occur when you have an existing profile that was previously connected to the Exchange Server, and then you lose the setting for your default gateway. In this scenario, if you click Check Name to verify your settings in the E-mail Accounts dialog box, you may receive the following error message:
Outlook cannot log on. Verify that you are connected to the network and are using the proper server and mailbox name. The connection to the Microsoft Exchange Server is unavailable. Your network adapter does not have a default gateway.
When you try to connect Outlook 2007 to Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 by using RPC over HTTPS, you may receive the following error message:
Cannot start Microsoft Office Outlook. Cannot open the Outlook window. The set of folders cannot be opened. The attempt to log on to Microsoft Exchange has failed.

Well there is a simple solution for this:

You can work around this problem by adding a DWORD value to the following registry subkey:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftOffice12.0OutlookRPC
To add this DWORD value, follow these steps.

Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall the operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit in the Open box, and then click OK.
2. Locate and then click the following subkey:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftOffice12.0OutlookRPC
3. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
4. Type DefConnectOpts, and then press ENTER.
5. Right-click DefConnectOpts, and then click Modify.
6. In the Value data box, type 0, and then click OK.
7. Exit Registry Editor.

Source : Microsft