How to Strikethrough Text in Microsoft Outlook
Striking through text in Outlook is a straightforward process. First, open Outlook and initiate a new email. The next step involves selecting the specific text …
Microsoft Outlook How-To Guides
Articles to help you make changes to or fix problems that you are experiencing with Microsoft Outlook applications like Outlook 2010, Outlook 2013, and Outlook.com.
Not sure where to start? Check out our featured Microsoft Outlook guides below:
- How to Add a Folder in Outlook – if you want to improve the organization of your inbox, then adding folders can be a big help.
- How to Set Out of Office in Outlook – let your contacts know that you are unavailable with an out-of-office reply.
- How to Create a Distribution List in Outlook – quickly send an email to a pre-defined group of contacts with Outlook distribution lists.
How to Ignore an Email Conversation in Outlook 2013
While you might already be accustomed to marking certain emails as junk or spam in Microsoft Outlook, occasionally, there might be something that comes from …
How to Clear the AutoComplete List in Outlook 2010
Microsoft Outlook will build a list of email addresses as you send messages to different people. As you start typing addresses into the sending fields …
How to Compose All Messages in Outlook 2010 in Plain Text
When you create a new email in Microsoft Outlook, you are probably doing so with either the HTML or Rich Text formatting option. These types …
How to Group by Conversation in Outlook 2010
If you use an email provider in a Web browser, like Gmail, then it’s possible that your emails are currently grouped by conversation. If you …
How to Configure AutoArchive in Outlook 2003
Microsoft Outlook 2003 is a great way to manage all of the emails that you get. It has an intuitive interface that makes it easy …
How Do I Keep Hiding the Ribbon in Outlook 2013?
The ribbon in Microsoft Outlook includes many of the controls and settings that you need in order to best manage your email account. But it’s …
How to Change the Number of Preview Lines in Outlook 2013 Messages
Does it seem like too much of each email message is being shown in your inbox in Outlook? You might prefer to see more messages …
How to Enable the Attachment Reminder in Outlook 2013
It’s very easy to write an email that is supposed to include a document or spreadsheet, then get to the end of the message and …
How to Search All Folders in Outlook 2013
Searching through the folders in your Outlook application can often be the quickest way to find an email that you need. If you have a …
How to Compose Messages in Plain Text in Outlook 2003
While it can be useful to add different elements and formatting options to the emails that you write in Microsoft Outlook, it can cause problems …
How to Archive Old Emails in Outlook 2010
It’s difficult to delete old emails, especially if you are constantly searching through them to find information. But Outlook file sizes can grow quite large …
Fixing Outlook After Switching Internet Service Providers
Typically when you switch Internet Service Providers (ISPs) there is little to do aside from replacing a modem and sending your money to a different …
How to Add Signature in Outlook 2016
Many of the people that email you every day probably use some kind of email signature. It’s a good way to provide important information in …
How to Change Outlook Hyperlink Settings
A new Windows laptop or desktop computer will have Microsoft Web browsers like Microsoft Edge or Internet Explorer on it by default. But if you …
How to Keep Meeting Requests in Your Inbox in Outlook 2013
The meeting requests that you receive in Outlook get deleted automatically after you accept the invitation. But you may have trouble finding events on your …
How to Make Microsoft Outlook 2010 Open to Inbox
You can make Outlook 2010 open directly to the inbox by going to File > Options > Advanced > clicking Browse next to Start Outlook …
How to Remove Outlook Account from iPhone 13
Your iPhone allows you to add a large number of email accounts to your device, making it simple to manage multiple email addresses at once. …
How to Delay Message Delivery in Outlook 2010
Have you ever needed to create an email, but the recipient didn’t need it for a couple of days? Rather than trying to use a …
How to Export Emails to a Flash Drive in Outlook 2013
Whether you want to be able to work with your Outlook data in a different application or you want to make a backup copy of …
How to Export Outlook 2013 Contacts to Excel
The contact information that you have in your Outlook account can be useful in a lot of other areas. But you might be thinking about …
How to Flag an Email for Follow Up in Outlook 2013
When you have a busy email inbox, you may not be able to act on everything right away. I know that I am constantly receiving …
How to Disable Hardware Graphics Acceleration in Outlook 2013
Microsoft Outlook can run pretty well on most computers that are able to install it. But if you use Outlook heavily, or if your Outlook …
How to Create Folders in Outlook 2013
If you use your email address a lot and have a lot o communications with people for work, school, or personal emails, then your inbox …
How to Move the Quick Access Toolbar Below the Ribbon in Outlook 2013
When you are accustomed to utilizing the convenience features in an application, changes to their location can be frustrating. Or, if the current location is …
How to Find Lost Contacts in Outlook 2010
We rely pretty heavily on the stored contact information that we have on our phones and on our computers. So when a contact is missing …
How to Set Out of Office in Outlook 2013
Everyone needs to go on vacation or leave for a work trip every now and then, so it’s useful to be able to let your …
How to Stop Marking Emails as Read When Selecting Them in Outlook 2013
If you are missing emails in Outlook because the application is marking them as read, then it may not be your fault. Microsoft Outlook has …
How to Send an Outlook High Importance Email in Outlook 2013
Have you ever received an email in Outlook that had a red exclamation point next to it? This means that someone has marked that messages …
Don’t Delete Meeting Requests from Inbox in Outlook 2010
Do you ever find that you need to look at meeting requests that you have already responded to? This can be a problem if you …
How to Group Emails by Conversation in Outlook 2013
Scrolling through your inbox to find all of the important messages that pertain to a conversation can be frustrating. It’s also really easy to miss …
How to Disable the New Message Sound in Outlook 2010
Some of the notification sounds on your computer or phone can be useful. For example, you might want to know when someone is trying to …
How to Create a Distribution List in Outlook 2013
When you use Microsoft Outlook for work or for an organization, you may often find that you need to send emails to a lot of …
How to Change Password in Outlook 2013
It’s often necessary to switch the password for important online accounts. Since they keep important information safe, a strong password is very useful. So you …
How to Change Outlook 2013 Mail Server Settings
Effectively using Microsoft Outlook requires that you provide it with all of the credentials and server information that it needs to be able to properly …
How to Stop Including Signatures on Replies in Outlook 2013
Using automatic signatures in Microsoft Outlook 2013 is a great way to ensure that you include important contact information in the emails that you send. …
How to Turn Off the Microsoft Outlook Attachment Reminder in Outlook 2013
Modern email is often more than just simple messages containing text. Many emails are going to include pictures, files, or other types of attachments that …
How to Add Hyperlink in Outlook Signature – Outlook 2010
Learning how to add a link to your Outlook signature can provide you with some additional marketing options when you send emails. Your current signature …
How to Set Up Signature in Outlook 2010
Most of the popular email providers and email applications provide you with a way to include an email signature at the end of your message. …
How to Disable Work Offline in Outlook 2016
Microsoft Outlook is commonly open all the time when you rely on it for your email. Whether it’s at work or home, Outlook is a …
Change Outlook 2013 Send and Receive Frequency
Microsoft Outlook has default send/receive settings that control when it checks for new messages and sends the messages that you have created. But you may …
How to Add a Gmail Account in Outlook for Office 365
You may want to add a Gmail account in Outlook for Office 365 if you are using it for work or on your personal computer. …
How to Create an Outlook Email Template in Outlook 2013
Trying to incorporate efficiency into your work life can be difficult. However, there are ways to automate or simplify some of the tasks that you …
How to Show the BCC Field in Outlook 2010
As an Outlook user you are probably aware of how to send an email to a recipient, or even multiple recipients. Use these steps to …
Mark All Messages as Read in Outlook 2010
The number in parentheses next to a folder in Outlook tells you how many messages are unread. Use these steps to mark all messages as …
How to Request a Read Receipt in Outlook 2010
A read receipt is an option available in many email applications where you can find out when a recipient has opened an email that you …
How to Insert as Text in Microsoft Outlook for Office 365
If you have a document or an HTML file that you like to use in your emails, then you are probably familiar with the “Insert …
How to Sort Emails by Date in Outlook 2013
Filtering and sorting the emails in your inbox gets really important as the amount of messages in that inbox grows. The more emails you have, …
How to Turn Off Quick Suggestions in Outlook.com
Outlook.com has a number of settings and features that are meant to help you compose emails more efficiently. One of these settings is called Quick …
How to Customize the Toolbar in Outlook.com
When you are writing an email message in the Web browser version of Outlook.com, there are a number of buttons that appear in the toolbar …