Outlook Questions

  • Thread starter Thread starter tjc
  • Start date Start date
T

tjc

1.) Is it possible to have Outlook show a pending appointment as "busy" (or
at least "tentative") while it is waiting on the recipient to "open" the
appointment? Example: you send an appointment; the recipient is in a
meeting for a few hours. Someone else checks availability through
"scheduling" and the calendar looks "available", so they send an appointment
to the same recipient. When the "recipient" returns to the office, they
have two appointments at the same date and time. One has to be rescheduled.

2.) When you are cc'd on an appointment, how do you accept it as "free" on
your calendar without having to open it a second time and change settings to
show as free?

3.) In regard to searching, how can Outlook be set up to search by company?
(Groupwise let me search *microsoft@* which returned all
(e-mail address removed) and nothing else.) Is there an equivalent in Outlook?

4.) Is there a way to set a rule to auto-delete emails after a given time
period, (i.e. 1 year)

5.) How do you get Outlook to underline in Red any mispelled words while
you are typing?

6.) Is there a way in Outlook (using the search tool) to search for both
items in the Exchange inbox, as well as items in Personal Folders (PST
files) that I have open in Outlook?
 
1.) Is it possible to have Outlook show a pending appointment as
"busy" (or at least "tentative") while it is waiting on the recipient
to "open" the appointment?
Click to expand...

That's the built in functionality of at least the past two versions. What
version are you running?
2.) When you are cc'd on an appointment, how do you accept it as
"free" on your calendar without having to open it a second time and
change settings to show as free?
Click to expand...

You can't.
3.) In regard to searching, how can Outlook be set up to search by
company? (Groupwise let me search *microsoft@* which returned all
(e-mail address removed) and nothing else.) Is there an equivalent in
Outlook?
Click to expand...

Uhh, what happens if you try searching on @gmail?
4.) Is there a way to set a rule to auto-delete emails after a given
time period, (i.e. 1 year)
Click to expand...

A rule? No. Rules fire on new messages arriving, or messages being sent,
against the message causing the rule to fire. Look at Help topics covering
Auto Archive.

5.) How do you get Outlook to underline in Red any mispelled words
while you are typing?
Click to expand...

What version of Outlook? What suite of Office? AFAIK, it does this automatically.
6.) Is there a way in Outlook (using the search tool) to search for
both items in the Exchange inbox, as well as items in Personal Folders
(PST files) that I have open in Outlook?
Click to expand...

No. Use Windows Desktop Search. I'd recommend the Google one, but that
causes some issues with MSG attachments.
 
tjc said:
2.) When you are cc'd on an appointment, how do you accept it as
"free" on your calendar without having to open it a second time and
change settings to show as free?
Click to expand...

Open it BEFORE accepting it (click the Calendar button on the invitation,
open the item in the calendar), change the "Show time as" value, click the
Close "X" in the upper right, Click Yes to save the changes, then go back to
the invitation and accept it.
 
Back
Top