You can send out an email to take a vote from recipients in Outlook 2007.

1. Start a new message and click Options.

2. Click Use Voting Buttons.

3. Select the voting buttons you wish to use. Use Custom… if you wish to write your own options.

4. If you have selected the Custom… option, the Message Options dialog will appear. Type the options you would like in the Use voting buttons field. Separate your options with a semicolon (;). Click Close when done.

Now you’re ready to type and send the email.

If you want to check who accepted or declined a meeting invite in Outlook 2007, here’s how.

1. Click the Calendar icon in the Navigation Pane.

2. Double-click the meeting you want to check.

3. Click the Tracking button.

Note: Only the meeting organizer can view this option.

Keep your Outlook 2007 Inbox clean and tidy by setting up AutoArchive.

1. In Outlook 2007, select Tools > Options…

2. Click the Other tab, then click AutoArchive…

3. Set how often you would like AutoArchive to archive your email. In this example, Outlook 2007 will AutoArchive my items every 20 days. Select other options as needed. The other important place on this dialog you may want to pay attention to is the location where it will Move old items to. Some people like to set this path to a network drive that is backed up regularly by system administrators. That way, you won’t lose any data if your hard drive crashes.

Also set how old you would like items to be before they are archived with the Clean out items older than setting. You can also choose to Apply these settings to all folders now. Click OK when you’re done.

Optionally, you can manually archive items any time by clicking File > Archive.

Blocking specific email addresses and domains are essential to controlling the amount of junk mail you get in Outlook 2007. You can add email addresses and domains to the block list by using the following steps:

1. Click Tools > Options.

2. On the Preferences tab, under E-mail, click Junk E-mail.

3. Click the Blocked Senders tab.

4. Click Add.

5. In the Enter an e-mail address or Internet domain name to be added to the list box, enter the name or address that you want to add. You can add entire domains or just an email address as follows:

• username@domain.com
• @domain.com
• domain.com

6. Click OK when you are done.

Sharing your Outlook 2007 calendar online so that others can view it is a very useful feature. Here’s how to enable it.

1. In Calendar, in the Navigation Pane, right-click the calendar you want to publish and select Publish to Internet, or click Publish My Calendar… .

2. You have to have a Windows Live ID account to proceed. Follow the instructions on the screen to make one if you don’t have one already, or sign in.

3. Next to Time Span, select the number of days for which you want to share your calendar.

4. Next to Detail, click the arrow and choose the amount of detail to share. If you want, select the Show time within my working hours only check box to restrict shared details to only those for your specified working hours in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007.

5. Next to Permissions, choose whether your calendar information can be viewed only by specified people or searched and viewed by anyone using Office Online.

• Only invited users can view this calendar - If you click this option, an Outlook sharing e-mail message opens after the calendar is published to Office Online. You can send the sharing e-mail message to each person who you want to grant access to your calendar. The sharing message automatically includes a link to the calendar and you can type a message if you want to.
• Anyone can view and search for this calendar on Office Online - If you click this option, anyone who knows the link to your calendar can view it. People do not need a Windows Live ID account to log on or sign in to a service. In addition, Office Online users can find this calendar when searching for calendars.

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Make an email signature automatically appear at the bottom of your email in Outlook 2007.

1. Click Tools > Options.

2. Click the Mail Format then click the Signatures button.

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How to save attachments from an Outlook 2007 email.

1. Select the message in the Inbox.

2. Click File > Save Attachments.

3. Select the attachment to save.

4. Navigate to the folder where you want the attachment saved.

5. Change the name of the file if you like. Click Save.

Disable the message Are you sure you want to permanently delete all the items and subfolders in the “folder name” folder, when you are cleaning items out of a folder such as the Deleted Items folder and save a step every time.

1. In Outlook 2007, select Tools > Options.

2. Click the Other tab and select Advanced Options…

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How to enable your iPod Touch to sync with Outlook 2007 Contacts.

1. Open iTunes and connect the iPod Touch to the computer.

2. Select the iPod Touch on the left pane.

3. Click the Info tab at the top of the screen.

4. Under the Contacts section, turn on Sync contacts from to Outlook.

5. Click Apply and you’re done.

You can’t enable Use Cached Exchange Mode because it is grayed out.

This is likely because of a Group Policy that is in effect on your computer. If you are on a company network, you might want to contact an administrator to disable it. Otherwise, you can try to enable it yourself.

1. Hold down the Windows key and press R. (Or click Start > Run and type regedit)

2. Type regedit and click OK.

3. Click the plus sign next to HKEY_CURRENT_USER
then Software
then Microsoft
then Office
then 12.0
then Outlook
then click OST

4. Right-click the NoOST entry on the right and click Modify.

5. Give it a value of 0.

6. Restart Outlook 2007 and the Use Exchange Mode option shouldn’t be grayed out anymore.

How to add Personal Folders to Outlook 2007.

1. In Outlook 2007, select File > Data File Management…

2. Under the Data Files tab, click Add…

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How to enable your iPod Touch to sync with the Outlook 2007 Calendar.

1. Open iTunes and connect the device to the computer.

2. Select the iPod Touch on the left pane.

3. Click the Info tab toward the top of the screen.

4. Under the Calendars section, turn on Sync calendars from to Outlook. Set any of the other options listed as needed.

5. Click Apply.

Now your iPod Touch will sync with Outlook 2007.

How to enable your iPhone to sync with the Outlook 2007 Contacts.

1. Open iTunes and connect your iPhone to the computer.

2. Select your iPhone on the left pane.

3. Click the Info tab toward the top of the screen.

4. Under the Contacts section, turn on Sync contacts from to Outlook.

5. Click Apply and you’re done.

If you experience problems, you can try the steps in the article: Enable iPhone Sync with Outlook 2007.

How to enable your iPhone to sync with the Outlook 2007 Calendar in Windows.

1. Open iTunes and connect your iPhone to the PC.

2. Select your iPhone on the left pane.

3. Click the Info tab toward the top of the screen.

4. Under the Calendars section, turn on Sync calendars from Outlook. Set any of the other options listed as needed.

5. Click Apply and you’re done.

The Logging is a feature in Outlook 2007 that’s used to troubleshoot technical issues. It keeps a log file of email and calendar events in Outlook. Here’s how to enable or disable this feature.

1. Under the Tools menu, click Options.

2. On the Other tab, click Advanced Options.

3. Check (enable) or uncheck (disable) the Enable logging (troubleshooting) box.

4. Click OK twice and restart Outlook. Logging Enabled should appear in the title bar.

The log file is created at C:\Users\user name\AppData\Local\Temp\Outlook Logging\OPMLog.log in Windows Vista. For Windows XP users, it will be created at C:\Documents and Settings\user name\Local Settings\Temp\Outlook Logging\OPMLog.log

For more information, see What is the Enable logging (troubleshooting) option?