Archive for the Archiving Category
Arrow-Tips #60 Why Use an Online Backup Service & How to Choose One
I often mention both here on Arrow-Tips and in my live seminars that one of the reasons I became an Outlook evangelist is my hatred of paper files. A frequent retort is something along the lines of “what if your computer crashes – where is your back up?” To which …
Professional Women’s Network of Houston Presentation
A big thank you to the ladies of the Professional Women’s Network of Houston for inviting me to speak with them about tips for using Microsoft Outlook to work more efficiently. I thoroughly enjoyed this group and have posted my presentation to them on slide share. I have also summarzied some highlights from my …
Arrow-Tip #54 Top 5 Benefits of Reaching Inbox Zero
This Inbox Zero thing just gets better and better – I didn’t realized how much I’ve missed it! For those of you who think it is an impossible achievement – I’ll be announcing some very exciting news real soon so stay tuned. In the mean time, here are my top five reasons …
How to Prevent an Outlook Folder from Archiving
Some folders contain emails that you may need to reference on a regular basis even after they see their six month birthday. There is a setting for those folders which will prevent Outlook from archiving any items within them or you can set the archiving date range to go back …
How to Convert Your Archive Folders to Quarterly Archive Folders
In Arrow-Tip #9 I discussed why you should archive your Microsoft Outlook mailbox. One of the reasons for archiving is to keep the size of your mailbox down to help enhance performance. However, if you continue to archive to the same set of archive folders, you will begin …
How to Rename a .pst File (Without Corrupting the File)
Outlook .pst files can be renamed, but you have to be careful about how you do it or you will corrupt the file and end up with a ghost folder in your Outlook folder list.
If the folder for the .pst file is currently visible in the Outlook Folder List view …
Arrow-Tip #9 Why Archive Your Microsoft Outlook Mailbox?
Are you afraid to archive your Microsoft Outlook mailbox? If so you are in good company, but don’t be – your data isn’t going to disappear and you will get the benefit of not only having better organized information, but faster performance from Microsoft Outlook. In this Arrow-Tip I’m going …
How to Rename Your Archive Folders
Right click on Archive Folders in your Outlook folder list and then select “Properties for Archive Folders” from the pop up menu. The Properties window will open – click the Advanced button on the bottom right hand portion of the General tab (see thumbnail) and the Personal Folders window will …
How to Close Folder Set in Outlook Folder List
Right click on the set of folders you would like to close (in this case Archive Folders) and select “Close Archive Folders” from the pop up menu. The folder set will not longer appear in your Outlook folder list. Note: this will only work for folders at the top most …
How to Show Archive Folders in the Outlook Folder List
If your archive folders are currently not visible in your Microsoft Outlook 2003 folder list, on the Outlook menu bar go to File/Data File Management and the Data File Management window will open (see thumbnail below). Click the Add button on the Data File Management window and the New Outlook Data …