Configure Microsoft Outlook

axxxo

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I noticed by default outlook is set to automatically receive emails every 30 minutes.

This is a bit long in my opinion

To change this setting firstly click on tools, options, mail setup, Send/Receive and then you can change it to whatever time you like

5 minutes is good for me, saves you on clicking the send/receive button every so often

Im using outlook 2007 myself so settings may vary for other versions

Any other helpful tips let us know :)
 

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So you want to transfer your Gmail contacts to your outlook contacts or vice versa, try this.

1. Log on to your Google Gmail account.
2. In the left column, click Contacts.
3. On the right side of your screen, above the message count, click Export.
4. Click Outlook CSV (for import into Outlook clients).
5. Click Export Contacts.
6. When prompted to download the export file, click Save.
7. Choose a location on your computer to temporarily save the file. The default file name is gmail-to-outlook.csv.

Note You can delete this file after your contacts are imported into Outlook.
8. Click Save.
9. In Outlook, on the File menu, click Import and Export.
10. Click Import from another program or file, and then click Next.
11. Click Comma Separated Values (DOS), and then click Next.
12. In the Import a File box, browse to find the file you downloaded in step 8, and then double-click the file.
13. Click one of the following:
* Replace duplicates with items imported
* Allow duplicates to be created
* Do not import duplicate items
14. Click Next.
15. In the folder list, click the Contacts folder where you want the imported contact information to go, and then click Next.
16. To add or remove fields to determine the way the contact information is saved in the new imported file, click Map Custom Fields.





Export your contacts from Outlook to Google Gmail

Before you export contacts from Outlook, it helps to understand the difference between the Outlook Address Book and Outlook Contacts. Both are part of Outlook. However, the Address Book is a compilation of the different address lists you might store in Outlook, such as LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): A protocol that provides access to Internet Directories.) Internet directories, the Global Address List (Global Address List: The address book that contains all user, group, and distribution list e-mail addresses in your organization. The administrator creates and maintains this address book. It may also contain public folder e-mail addresses.) (GAL), or other third-party address books. Contacts is just one of the address lists included in an Address Book. Only contacts can be exported directly from Outlook to Google Gmail.

1. In Outlook, on the File menu, click Import and Export.
2. Click Export to a file, and then click Next.
3. Click Comma Separated Value (DOS), and then click Next.
4. In the folder list, click the contacts folder you want to export, and then click Next.
5. Choose a location on your computer to temporarily save the file.

Note You can delete this file after your contacts are imported into Google Gmail.
6. Type a name for the exported file, and then click OK.
7. Click Next.
8. To add or remove fields to determine the way the contact information is saved in the new imported file, click Map Custom Fields.

Note The Map Custom Fields button in the Export to a File dialog box might not be available when you try to import data from another program or file. In the The following actions will be performed box, select the Export check box, and then the Map Custom Fields button is available.

ShowAdditional help on mapping custom fields
1. In the From box, drag the field that you want to convert onto the Outlook field that is listed in the To box.

Note The Name field doesn't appear in the To box, because Outlook reserves the first row of a named range or field names. If the range that you import does not contain field names, the first row of data will be interpreted as field names and will not be imported as data. To make sure that all of the data in the named range is imported, use the first row for field names.
* To see additional records in the From box, click Previous or Next.
* To remove all mapping, click Clear Map.
* To reset the original mapping, click Default Map.
2. To display additional fields in the To box, click the plus sign (+) next to the field. For example, to display the Business Street and Business City fields, click the plus sign (+) next to Business Address.
9. Click Finish.
10. Log on to your Google Gmail account.
11. In the left column, click Contacts.
12. On the right side of your screen, above the message count, click Import.
13. Under Import Contacts, click Browse.
14. Select the file you exported in step 9.
15. Click Open.
16. Click Import Contacts.
 
ok so youve setup outlook, now you have decided to change your browser from IE8 to Firefox, like i have :)

outlook by default will open all email links in IE, to change this simply...

click start and type default and press enter on default programs

your list of programs should now appear, highlight firefox and select use this as default

job done :) your links should now open in firefox. this method should also apply be it chrome or whatever other useless browser is out there lol
 
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