Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Office Tips |
How to enable the Cached Exchange Mode feature in Outlook 2007.
This feature is also known as “Offline Files”.
This setting will enable the user to view email without the need to be connected to the Exchange server.
1. From the Tools menu, select Account Settings… .
2. Highlight the Exchange server account, and then click Change… .
3. To turn on Cached Exchange Mode, under Microsoft Exchange Server:, check the box next to Cached Exchange Mode.
4. Click Next, then click OK.
5. Click Finish.
6. Restart Outlook.
Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Office Tips |
Disable the feature in Word 2007 that automatically starts entering numbered or bulleted text for you.
1. From the Office Button menu, select Word Options.
2. Click Proofing.
3. Click AutoCorrect Options, and then click the AutoFormat As You Type tab.
4. Under “Apply as you type“, deselect Automatic bulleted lists and Automatic numbered lists.
Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Office Tips |
A problem where the Outlook 2007 security blocks links with a certain extension and gives an error:
Cannot open file
This usually happens with files with an extension of .EXE, .BAT, .MDB, or .MSI
1. Click Start–>Run, type Explorer in the Start Search box, and click OK.
2. On the Tools menu, click Folder Options.
3. Click the File Types tab, and click New.
4. Type the file extention (i.e. .exe, .bat, .mdb, etc.) in the File Extension box, and click OK.
5. Click to select the file extension you typed under Registered file types, and then click Advanced.
6. In Edit File Type dialog box, type the file extension next to the icon, and then click New.
7. In the New Action dialog box, type OPEN for Action, and then type the path to Outlook:
“DriveLetter:\path\Outlook.exe” /x “%1″
Click OK two times.
Note By default, the path of the Outlook.exe file is as follows:
“C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE12\Outlook.exe” /x “%1″
8. Click Close and restart Outlook 2007. You should now be able to open the file.
Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Office Tips |
Disable the Office 2007 message that warns you about hyperlinks.
Hyperlinks can be harmful to your computer and data.
1. Click on the start button and key in REGEDIT and press Enter.
2. Click the plus sign next to HKEY_CURRENT_USER
then Software
then Policies
then Microsoft
then Office
then 12.0
then Common
3. Click once on the Common key, point to New on the Edit menu, and then click Key.
4. Type Security, and then press ENTER to name the key.
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Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Office Tips |
You get an error message when you try to install Office 2007:
Error message when you try to install a 2007 Office suite or program: “Error 1321. Setup cannot modify the file“
1. Right-click the folder that you are installing Office 2007 to. (i.e. C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office)
2. Click Properties.
3. Uncheck the Read Only box.
4. Click Advanced.
5. In Advanced Attributes, uncheck the Encrypt contents to secure data box.
6. Click OK, then click OK again.
7. Close all open windows and try to install Office 2007 again.
Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Office Tips |
When opening an XML file attachment, you get one of the following error messages:
The XML page cannot be displayed.
Cannot view XML input using style sheet. Please correct the error and then click the Refresh button, or try again later.
Access is denied.
1. Right-click the attachment, and then click Save As.
2. In the Save Attachment dialog box, specify a name and a location in which to save the file, and then click Save.
3. Close the message window.
4. Locate the .xml file and open the file.
Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Office Tips |
Pull back a message you sent by using the recall feature in Outlook.
1. Go to the Sent Items folder.
2. Open the message you wish to recall.
3. Click Actions–>Recall This Message.
To recall the message:
Select Delete unread copies of this message.
(Note: the recipient needs to have Outlook opened for the message to be deleted)
To replace the message:
Select Delete unread copies and replace with a new message, click OK, and type your new message.
To be notified about the success of the recall or replacement:
Check the Tell me if recall succeeds or fails for each recipient check box.
5. Click OK.
Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Office Tips |
When trying to use Dictation Mode in Microsoft Word on a tablet PC, it doesn’t work.
Go to your Control Panel and select Regional and Language Options, then select the
Languages tab, then Details.
Under Installed Services, verify that the following are installed:
(1) Tablet PC Correction.
(2) Tablet PC Correction for Windows Journal.
(3) Tablet PC Text Insertion.
(4) Ink Correction.
Beneath those entries, you should have Keyboard with the matching location (example: US) as you do under Default Input Language above the Installed Services pane. Beneath that, it should show Speech Recognition. If any of these entries do not exist, you will need to use the Add button to add them.
Also check the Advance tab and verify there is NO check mark in “Turn off advanced text services” and that there IS a check mark in “Extend support of advanced text services to all programs.” Once all these are verified, tap the OK button and restart your system.
This article applies to Office 2003 and Word 2002
Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Office Tips |
When you create a new email from your Contacts, Outlook throws the following error message:
“The address list could not be displayed. The Contacts folder associated with this address list could not be opened; it may have been moved or deleted, or you do not have permissions. For information on how to remove this folder from the Outlook Address Book, see Microsoft Outlook Help.”
This means the Outlook Address Book is damaged and must be reinstalled. Follow these steps to do so:
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Posted on Nov 18, 2007 under Office Tips |
If your mailbox is getting full you will be sent an email message to tell you that your mailbox is approaching the quota. If you do not reduce the size of your mailbox, you will be unable to send email, and you’ll receive an email headed “Your mailbox is over its size limit”.
To clean out your mailbox:
1. Check the following folders and delete everything that you don’t need to keep.
a. Inbox
b. Outbox
c. Sent Items
Sorting the items by Size may be helpful it ridding yourself of the files that take up the most space. Highlight the items to be deleted, then press Shift and Delete together to permanently delete the items.
2. Delete everything in your Deleted Items folder. To do this, go to the folder, select the Tools menu and click on Empty Deleted Items.
If you are using Outlook 2003, look in the Large Mail folder (located under Search Folders) for emails you can delete. This shows you all large files in any folder in your mailbox, including those with big attachments. If you need to keep attachments, save them elsewhere on your hard drive.