Archive for November, 2011
Understanding Common Outlook Sync Questions/Problems
There is no shortage of questions posed related to syncing mobiles devices (or other software programs) with Microsoft Outlook. While this article essentially addresses the same problem as in the <Understanding Outlook addin problems after upgrading> article, it is being addressed separately purely because of the sheer number of times “sync” issues are asked in […]
Understanding the Outlook FileAs field construct
When the FileAs field is set to be comprised of its two different components (Name and CompanyName) it is presented in different ways depending on where the field is actually being used/viewed. For the purpose of this article each of the two components will be referenced as Part1 and Part2. The value of each of […]
Understanding Default calendar folder for new Outlook Birthday / Anniversary dates
Virtually everyone is familiar with the concept of the “default calendar folder” for the current profile. In general terms, this is the calendar that events are added to by default and is the folder that resides in the same folder tree where your <default> INBOX exists (the location where all email gets delivered. However, where […]
Importing Outlook Contact Birthday / Anniversary date values
The process followed when Birthday/Anniversary values are added via the Outlook user interface is described in “Birthday, Anniversary Calendar entries via the UI” When importing either Birthday and/or Anniversary information, the respective Birthday/Anniversary events are not automatically added to the Outlook calendar upon import. In fact, these items will never be added to the calendar […]
Birthday / Anniversary calendar entries via Outlook UI
The following describes the process followed adding Birthday/Calendar events to the Outlook calendar via the Outlook user interface. The calendar to which these get added may not be the one you are expecting – see “ The process followed when Birthday/Anniversary values are imported is described in “Birthday, Anniversary Calendar entries via importing” Adding an […]
