Two questions

[Jeff Needle]

Using OL 2003 on a WinXP system.

1. I need to run Outlook on both my desktop and my laptop. Is there a
pretty easy way to transfer my settings -- e-mail, addresses, notes, etc. --
from my desktop to my laptop?

2. This is about the newsreader. It's frustrating when you're used to
working quickly, as I am. I press "Reply," but this sets the response to
the poster instead of the newsgroup. I mean to remember to click on Reply
Group, but I keep forgetting. I use ctrl-r to respond. Some apps allow you
to remap the keyboard so that ctrl-r will be bound to Reply Group. Can I do
this with the OL Newsreader?

As always, thanks.

 

[DL]

http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm

 

[Russ Valentine]

2. There is no newsreader in Outlook.

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]]

Using OL 2003 on a WinXP system.

1. I need to run Outlook on both my desktop and my laptop. Is there a
pretty easy way to transfer my settings -- e-mail, addresses, notes, etc. --
from my desktop to my laptop?

If you're using Outlook 2003 on both PCs, you can use the Microsoft Office
Save My Settings Wizard, which you should find under Start>All
Programs>Microsoft Office Tools>Save My Settings or Start>All
Programs>Microsoft Office>Microsoft Office Tools>Save My Settings. By
default, it won't copy your PST (which is where your mail, notes, calendar,
contacts, and so on is), but it can be modified to do that. Better is using
the methods on the site DL indicated. It will transfer accounts, however. If
you're not using Outlook 2003 on both PCs, there is no good way of
transferring accounts. Don't even try. Just recreate them on the second PC.

2. This is about the newsreader. It's frustrating when you're used to
working quickly, as I am. I press "Reply," but this sets the response to
the poster instead of the newsgroup. I mean to remember to click on Reply
Group, but I keep forgetting. I use ctrl-r to respond. Some apps allow you
to remap the keyboard so that ctrl-r will be bound to Reply Group. Can I do
this with the OL Newsreader?

The "Outlook Newsreader" is actually Outlook Express. There's a "Reply to
Group" button on the toolbar that you should be using to reply to a group
post. It's between the "Write Message" and "Reply to Sender" buttons, so it
should be the second button from the left.

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

See http://www.slipstick.com/config/move_outlook.asp for help moving outlook
to a new computer.

I don't think oe lets you remap shortcuts. See http://www.insideoe.com/ or
visit the Outlook Express community on this server at
http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...px?dg=microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general -
the real OE experts can verify what OE is capable of.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]

Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/

Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

Poll: What version of Exchange server do you use?
http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=33803

 

[Jeff Needle]

Thanks! I just read it, and it looks like it's doable.

 

[Jeff Needle]

At the top of the screen, it reads:

Microsoft Outllook Newsreader

And there's a place where you can add News to the taskbar in Outlook.

 

[Jeff Needle]

Thanks for it. So it's using the OE newsreader? Thanks -- I missed that.

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Jeffrey Needle
(e-mail address removed)

See http://www.slipstick.com/config/move_outlook.asp for help moving
outlook to a new computer.

I don't think oe lets you remap shortcuts. See http://www.insideoe.com/ or
visit the Outlook Express community on this server at
http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...px?dg=microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general -
the real OE experts can verify what OE is capable of.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]

Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/

Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

Poll: What version of Exchange server do you use?
http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=33803

Using OL 2003 on a WinXP system.

1. I need to run Outlook on both my desktop and my laptop. Is there a
pretty easy way to transfer my settings -- e-mail, addresses, notes,
etc. -- from my desktop to my laptop?

2. This is about the newsreader. It's frustrating when you're used to
working quickly, as I am. I press "Reply," but this sets the response to
the poster instead of the newsgroup. I mean to remember to click on
Reply Group, but I keep forgetting. I use ctrl-r to respond. Some apps
allow you to remap the keyboard so that ctrl-r will be bound to Reply
Group. Can I do this with the OL Newsreader?

As always, thanks.

 

[Jeff Needle]

Looks like a perfect solution! I've created an icon on my desktop for this
capability.

Thanks!

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

So it's using the OE newsreader? Thanks -- I missed that.

You have a lot of company. They did a good job of hiding it from thousands
of users.


--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]

Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/

Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

How many email accounts are in your main Outlook profile?
http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=36602

Thanks for it. So it's using the OE newsreader? Thanks -- I missed that.

--

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Jeffrey Needle
(e-mail address removed)

See http://www.slipstick.com/config/move_outlook.asp for help moving
outlook to a new computer.

I don't think oe lets you remap shortcuts. See http://www.insideoe.com/
or visit the Outlook Express community on this server at
http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...px?dg=microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general -
the real OE experts can verify what OE is capable of.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]

Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/

Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

Poll: What version of Exchange server do you use?
http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=33803

Using OL 2003 on a WinXP system.

1. I need to run Outlook on both my desktop and my laptop. Is there a
pretty easy way to transfer my settings -- e-mail, addresses, notes,
etc. -- from my desktop to my laptop?

2. This is about the newsreader. It's frustrating when you're used to
working quickly, as I am. I press "Reply," but this sets the response
to the poster instead of the newsgroup. I mean to remember to click on
Reply Group, but I keep forgetting. I use ctrl-r to respond. Some apps
allow you to remap the keyboard so that ctrl-r will be bound to Reply
Group. Can I do this with the OL Newsreader?

As always, thanks.

 

[Russ Valentine]

That is not Outlook. And the News command invokes your default newsreader.
Only you know what that is.
Outlook is not a newsreader.