Viruses distributed by email
If you have a good internet filter in place, it is very unlikely you will be able to access a website that could infect your computer with a virus, but viruses can be distributed by email in attachments, which what we look at in this article. This article is based on the ESET antivirus, but […]
Outlook Distribution lists
If you have a group of people you email on a regular basis, like parents from the local school or your own family group, rather than type in their email addresses one at a time, a distribution list will save you time and ensure no one gets left out. Once created, you simply type the […]
Outlook Rules: Do things automatically
Outlook rules allow you to automatically process emails as they are received or sent and then perform actions in Outlook if the messages meet a set criteria. One common use for rules is to move emails from particular people to a specific folder outside of the inbox. Outlook Rules are made up of three main […]
How to import contacts into Outlook
If you have a list of friends or family and their email addresses you can import this list into Outlook meaning you have their e-mail address handy when you next need to send them an email. If your list also contains phone numbers another advantage is once you have imported your list you can synchronize […]
Backing up your emails
Emails have become a major form of communication and if you are like most people, they most likely contain a lot of important information you will need to refer back to at some point, which is why backing up your emails is important. In the April 2015 issue we explained how emails work and how […]
Using the spell check in Outlook
f spelling is not your forte, Outlook has a setting which checks for spelling errors in every email sent. If any errors are found in the email, a window appears when you click the send button with suggested corrections. In Issue 5 we provided an article on how to teach the spell checker to recognize […]
Save Attachments in Outlook
As long as they aren’t too heavy, Email is probably the easiest way to send photos, Excel and Word files to others. This month we show you how to save these files into a folder on your computer. In some cases attachments are best left with the email, but if you receive photos you may […]
Using Autocorrect in Outlook
There are phrases and words that we use repeatedly in our emails, such as greetings like “good morning”, or your postal address or phone number. Rather than type these out in full each time, you can use an acronym which Outlook will automatically replace with the full text. Once an acronym has been set up […]
Keep your Outlook running smoothly
When you send and receive emails through Outlook, a copy of each email is usually stored in Outlook, which means that in time, the file can become large and bloated, slowing Outlook down, so it’s a good idea to archive your emails. Archiving your emails basically means moving them out of Outlook and storing them […]
Control junk email with these settings
Junk email is any email you receive that you haven’t signed up for or requested. It is also called spam. It is very hard to stop these emails getting through, but Outlook does have some tools to make the task a little easier. This is a real cat and mouse game, with people who send […]
