You need to set it up for offline use. Open the account properties for your
Exchange account to enable offline support. Each folder needs to be enabled
too - only enable the ones you need offline. You can do that from Tools,
Send/Receive group settings.
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Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)