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How to import a calendar file into your Outlook custom folder

Prerequisites: The following applies to Outlook 2003 although this method will work for Outlook 2007 as well. This method also assumes that you have Microsoft Excel installed and you have created a custom calendar in Outlook. Problem: Suppose you’ve gone to your favorite teams website and downloaded the season schedule as a vcs file. And [...]

Harness the Power of Outlook Search Folders

One of the aspects of Outlook that I like is the ability to customize it’s interface to suit my own tastes. And one way I do that is by using Search Folders extensively. You may or may not have noticed that Outlook creates a few search folders by default: For Follow up Large Mail Unread [...]

Microsoft Outlook Personal Folders Backup tool

When using Microsoft Outlook without an Exchange server your data is stored in a local file on your computer. This file is called a personal folders file and the filename has the extension pst. Unfortunately pst files are subject to corruption so it’s always a good policy to have a backup, just in case. You [...]

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