Outlook ******* Conversations ============= `Make Outlook thread conversations like Gmail`_:: To mimic Gmail's threads we need a way for Outlook to group by subject, but ignore the FW: and RE:. Luckily, it has just such a feature. It's called Conversation, and it's an optional column just like date received and subject. In your Inbox, go to the pane that lists your emails. Right-click any of the field headings, like From, or Subject, and select Field Chooser. You ll get a list of additional fields that pertain to your emails. Click and drag Conversation to the other field headings. You'll notice it looks just like subject, but ignores FW: and RE:. Message Headers =============== `How to View Email Headers`_: Right click on the message in your inbox and choose "*Message Options*". Out of Office ============= `Cool Trick: Making Miniature Calendars`_ PST === For use when migrating from Outlook to Google Mail, :doc:`../google/gmail`. Highlight the ``Inbox`` you want to use, File, Import and Export, Export to a file, Personal Folder File (.pst), Include subfolders, Filter (if required) (received last month), Replace duplicates with items exported. RSS Feeds ========= If you do not want to use Outlook 2007's RSS Feed Reader feature, you should remove it. It slows down Outlook: - Open Outlook 2007 - Click the Tools menu - Click Options - Select the Other tab - Click the Advanced Options button - Uncheck Sync RSS feeds to the Common Feed List - Click OK X 2 If you want to remove the RSS subscriptions from Outlook, you may wish to do this following: - Click Tools menu and then Options again. - Select the poorly named Mail Setup tab - Click the Data Files button - Click the RSS Feeds tab - Click the first feed and scroll down to the bottom of the feed list - Hold the SHIFT key and click the last feed. All feeds should now be selected. - Click the Remove button - Confirm you want them all deleted. Now we'll need to delete the old feed content as well... - Expand the RSS Feed folder under Personal Folders - Select each feed and press Delete. You'll have to confirm the delete. - Repeat ad nauseum until all are gone. Signatures ========== *Tools*, *Options*, *Mail Format*, *Signatures*... Edit ---- In Outlook 2007, email signatures are stored at this location: :: [root]\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Signatures **Note**: - This is a hidden folder... so you will not see it in the standard explorer view. - If you've created a signature, particularly one with graphical content, you may wish to edit the ``html`` version of your signature by simply navigating to the folder location above and editing the ``[yoursignature].htm`` file. Sound ===== To switch off sound notifications: *Tools*, *Options*, *Preferences*, *E-mail Options*, *Advanced E-mail Options*. Untick *Play a sound* in the section, *When new items arrive in my inbox*. Voting ====== Create a new email, click on the *Options* button in the toolbar, tick *Use voting buttons* and enter a ``;`` separated list of options. .. _`Make Outlook thread conversations like Gmail`: http://lifehacker.com/157042/make-outlook-thread-conversations-like-gmail .. _`How to View Email Headers`: http://128.175.24.251/headers.htm .. _`Cool Trick: Making Miniature Calendars`: http://blogs.msdn.com/outlook/archive/2008/12/15/making-miniature-calendars.aspx