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Outlook for Windows – Keyboard Shortcuts

November 30, 2021

Posted in: Microsoft or Windows, Outlook, Tech Tips

While there are many email clients and services available, Outlook still reigns as king of the information managers. Here are some keyboard shortcuts that should  help you work more efficiently in Outlook. For those  with mobility or vision disabilities, keyboard shortcuts may offer an easier alternative to using a touchscreen and are an essential replacement for...

Adding a Gmail Calendar to Outlook

Posted in: Google/Chrome, Outlook, Tech Tips

Many of us manage more than one calendar and having to jump from one app or webpage to another can be a hassle. If you use Outlook at the office and a Google calendar for home or family, it’s easy to sync your Outlook and Google calendars to easily access and manage all your calendars...

Outlook: Repurposing, Recycling, Resending an Email

Posted in: Outlook, Tech Tips

The Window’s version of Outlook has a great but hidden function that allows you to recycle a sent message and easily reuse it. You’ll be able to send it to new or different recipients, change the title and fully edit the text. This does not affect the original sent message. Here’s how: Find and double-click...

Major Security Issues with “On-Prem” Exchange Servers Require Critical Security Updates

Posted in: Outlook, Security, Tech Tips

A global hack of on-prem Microsoft email server software was discovered in January and February, and the firms and organizations affected run the gamut from mom-and-pop shops to law firms, municipal governments, healthcare providers and manufacturers. While many law firms have moved their Microsoft email platform to hosted Exchange, many have not. If your Exchange...

No Outlook? No Problem: How to Open a Windows Outlook .MSG File on macOS

Posted in: Apple, Outlook, Tech Tips

An MSG file is a task, appointment, contact or email message saved or created within Microsoft Outlook on Windows. The file may also contain multiple fields, like the appointment details, contact information, message body, subject, recipient, sender, date,and task description. If you don't have Outlook for Mac or don't have Office 365 with access to...

New Service in Microsoft Word Checks Grammar In Word, Outlook and on Webpages

Posted in: Google/Chrome, Microsoft or Windows, Outlook, Tech Tips, Word

"Microsoft Editor" is an AI-powered, writing virtual assistant that offers basic suggestions in grammar and spelling as you type. It not only quickly catches typos and mistakes, but it also can help you communicate more clearly. And it does so in more than 20 languages! Editor is a new and constantly developing service that comes...

How To Archive Outlook SubFolders With Acrobat

Posted in: Outlook

Did you know that Adobe Acrobat (the paid version, not free Reader)  includes an email archiving feature that will convert an entire folder of emails into a single, searchable PDF, complete with attachments!? If you are an Outlook user and you subscribe or pay for Adobe Acrobat (or any of it’s many formidable competitors) than...

This Free Outlook Add-In Makes Scheduling Meetings Easy

Posted in: Microsoft or Windows, Outlook, Tech Tips

Tech Tip FindTime is an Outlook add-in and website that attacks the age-old problem of finding a meeting time among attendees. Via an Outlook email, it allows you to select and show a set of days and times to a group, allowing everyone to vote and quickly come to a consensus. You, as the organizer, must be...

How To Add Encrypted Storage to Your Office365 Subscription

Posted in: iPad/iPhone, Microsoft or Windows, Mobile, Outlook, Tech Tips

Tech Tip Another week, another great Tech Tip from our friends at LawTech Partners. And this week, it's all about a neat Office365 trick. Take it away, LTP ... "Between now and the end of the year, Microsoft will be rolling out a new security feature to OneDrive called Personal Vault. It’s a secured / encrypted storage area...

Use the Outlook App for Scheduling

Posted in: Outlook, Tech Tips

How many times a week, if not a day, does someone ask you to send them your availability for a call or meeting? Now, how many times do you struggle to find a quick and easy way to do that? On your mobile phone? Well, we are here to tell you – there is a...