How to delete and Holiday in Outlook Calender

Hi Today i am goging to discuss here How to add Holiday list in your Outlook Calender. You can also delete Holiday list from your calender. To add or delete holiday list in outlook follow the steps which is provides Outlook Support to do this.

Add Holidays to the Calendar
To add holidays to the Calendar, follow these steps:

1. On the Tools menu, click Options.
2. On the Preferences tab, click Calendar Options and then click Add Holidays.
3. Click to select the appropriate country, and click OK.
If you have already added a country's holidays, you will see a check next to the country name. If you try to add the same country again, you receive the following error message:
Holidays for are already installed.
Do you want to install them again?
If you click Yes, the holidays will install a second time and you will see duplicate holiday entries.


Remove Holidays from the Calendar
To remove holidays from the Calendar, follow these steps:

1. Open your Calendar. On the View menu, point to Current View, and then click Events.
In Microsoft Office Outlook 2003, this step is slightly different. Open your Calendar. On the View menu, point to Arrange By, click Current View, and then click Events.
2. Click the Location column heading to sort the list of holidays by country.
3. Click to select the first holiday you want to delete.
4. Hold down SHIFT and click the last holiday you want to delete.
5. Press DELETE to remove all the selected holidays from your Calendar.


I hope that is helpful to all users who have problems with how to add or delete holiday list in Outlook Calender.

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Recognizing the Outlook Express Error

In order to understand what a particular MSOE error means, it is important to learn how to read an MSOE error message. The error message will appear in a dialog box and, usually, will not give the average user any real insight into the error that has occurred. Therefore, it is important to make a note of the error number, which is usually located at the end of the error message.

The remainder of this article will address MSOE problems by error number, as this is the most common ways to recognize a particular error.

General Errors

0x800CCC00: Authentication did not load

If you receive this error, reboot your computer and try to open the program again. Next, check “service status” for any mail problems. If the problem persists, it is possible that your mail account has become corrupt. Setup a new account in MSOE and re-enter your mail connection details.

0x800CCC01: Invalid certificate content or 0x800CCC02: Invalid certificate date

This error mans that the digital certification of your encrypted emails cannot be verified because your digital certificate is either out-of-date or has been revoked. Have your certificate re-issued or try recreating your mail account profile.

0x800CCC03: User already connected
This error means that the mail server believes that you are already logged into your mailbox. To correct, close all connections on all machines and wait about 20 minutes to reconnect. If you are not logged onto another computer then someone may be using your account or something may be wrong with the account. If this problem persists, recreate your mail account profile.

0x800CCC05: Not connected to server

This means that MSOE cannot communicate with the mail server. To correct this issue, be sure that you are connected to the Internet. If you are connected, double-check your mail server address. If you are not connected to the Internet, reconnect and try again.

0x800CCC0A: Incomplete

This error could possibly be the result of a corrupted pop3uidl file. To correct, close your Internet connection and all programs. Search for the file pop3uid.dbx and rename it pop3uid.xxx. Reconnect to the Internet and try loading MSOE again. If this does not work, reboot and try again.

If the pop3uidl is not the issue and the problem persists, it is possible that mail that is waiting in the mail server has been corrupted. This is often caused by a large file attachment or mail with missing headers. For Pop3 accounts, you may view the contents of your mailbox by accessing your mail via the Internet. This may allow you to identify the problem and delete the email that is causing the problem.

0x800CCC0B: Server or mail drop is busy

The mail server may be running slowly because of heavy email traffic. Wait 5 minutes and try again. If the problem continues, check the service status page to see if there is a known problem with the particular email service.

0x800CCC0D: Cannot locate server

To correct this issue, be sure that you are connected to the Internet. If you are connected, double-check your mail server address. If you are not connected to the Internet, reconnect and try again.

0x800CCC0E: Cannot connect to server

To correct this issue, be sure that you are connected to the Internet. If you are connected, double-check your mail server address. If you are not connected to the Internet, reconnect and try again.

0x800CCC0F: Connection closed

This error means that your modem or network was disconnected. If you access the Internet through a dial-up connection, there may be noise on your phone line and you may need updated modem drivers, or an init string. With other Internet connections, the problem may be with your network hardware or drivers.

0x800CCC10: Address not known on server

MSOE cannot deliver an email because the address is invalid. Check the spelling and format of the address and try again. You will need to delete the old message from your outbox to stop the error from repeating.

0x800CCC11: Mailing list not known on server

MSOE cannot deliver to a particular mailing list, possibly because one of the email addresses is invalid. Check the spelling and format of all addresses.

0x800CCC12 or 0x800CCC13 or 0x800CCC14 or 0x800CCC15: Winsock problems

This error usually means that there is a glitch in your network protocols. A common fix is to re-install your TCP/IP and sometimes a simple re-boot will correct the problem.

0x800CCC16: User account not recognized

This error usually means that your username and/or password are wrong. If they are correct, try setting up another identity with the same account details. If this works, the original account has been corrupted.

0x800CCC17: User canceled operation

This error occurs if you press cancel during the sending and receiving of email. If this problem continues, the file pop3uidl.dbx may have become corrupt. Search for the file pop3uid.dbx and rename it pop3uid.xxx. Reboot your system and reload MSOE.

0x800CCC18: Logon attempt failed

This error means that MSOE was rejected while attempting to connect to your mailbox. To correct this issue, verify your account information and make sure that the account is still active.

0x800CCC19: Timeout

This error is usually the result of a temporary glitch. Try rebooting your system and loading the program again. If the problem persists, the file pop3uidl.dbx may have become corrupt. Search for the file pop3uid.dbx and rename it pop3uid.xxx. Reboot your system and reload MSOE.

0x800CCC1A: Unable to connect using SSL

This error indicates a problem connecting using the “Secure Socket Layer” or “SSL”. To correct, turn off SSL in the Outlook Express settings.

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OL98: Invalid Response Error Received When Retrieving Mail

This Error occure when The Post Office Protocol (POP) server has sent either a blank or invalid reply to the client request for a Unique Identifier Listing (UIDL).

You are attempting to retrieve Internet e-mail when you receive the error message:
The POP3 server sent an invalid response. please contact your system administrator. Server response '6' (Account '' POP3 Server: '' Error Number: 0x800ccc93)
The entry, , contains your information as provided by your Internet service provider (ISP). The entry, , is the friendly name you created for the mail account.

RESOLUTION

The error condition in most cases refers to a single message. There are three methods to clear the message.

Method 1

Use another mail client to download the message.

Method 2

Use the telnet terminal client to delete the message from the POP server. For more information about using telnet, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
187782 OL98: How to Use Telnet to Test an Internet Mail Connection and Outlook Support

Method 3

If the option to keep messages on the server is selected, temporarily change this option to clear the message. To change this option, follow these steps:
1. On the Tools menu, click Accounts.
2. Click the Advanced tab. Under Delivery, click "Leave a copy of messages on the server."
3. Click OK and then Close.

MORE INFORMATION

Internet mail standards are defined in a series of documents that are known as Requests For Comments (RFC). The standards for POP mail transport were initially defined in RFC 1725. Changes to the standards are published in RFC 1939 which supercedes RFC 1725.

RFC 1939 specifies that a POP server assign unique identifiers to messages. Previously these identifiers were optional. RFC 1939 also specifies the following parameters for the UIDL:

• The UIDL consist of the message number followed by a space and then the arbitrary server-assigned number from one to 70 characters in the range, 0x21 through 0x7E.

• The UIDL remain persistent across multiple sessions.

• A UIDL should never be reused by the server for as long as a entity exists.

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Fix POP3_RESPONSE_ERROR

Hi, I am going to discuss resolution for the You receive error (Client response invalid error) 0x800cc90 or 0x800ccc18 when you try ro log on to MIcrosoft Excchange Server with Outlook Express by using Password Authenticationan.

SYMPTOMS
When you try to log on to Microsoft Exchange Server with Outlook Express by using Secure Password Authentication, you may see the following error messages in Microsoft Outlook Express. Look in the Details of the Error tab after failing to connect.
* Unable to logon to the server using Distributed Password Authentication.
Account:'Company POP3 Server Accnt.',
Server: 'server.company.com',
Protocol: POP3,
Server Response: '-ERR The AUTH protocol exchange was canceled by the client.',Port: 110, Secure(SSL): NO, Server Error: 0x800ccc90, Error Number: 0x800ccc18
On the Exchange Server computer you will see the following Event IDs:
Application event log error:
13005 MSExchange Pop3 Authentication
Logon attempt by NTDomian\User from 157.57.148.24 to NtDomain/User has failed: EcGetMailboxDN() call failed with error The requested mailbox is not available on this server.

11310 MSExchange Pop3 Authentication
The following error occurred: The requested mailbox is not available on this server.

CAUSE

Either the Outlook Express POP3 client is not able to access the mailbox because it does not exist or there is a custom recipient in the Exchange Server organization that has the same alias as you do, and Exchange Server is attempting to access the custom recipient before accessing your mailbox.

WORKAROUND

In Outlook Express, try using Clear Text, which is the Log on using option under the Servers tab of the mail account.

To do so:
1. On the Tools menu, click Accounts. This will bring up several tabs.
2. If you select any listed mail account, the properties will have a Servers tab with the Log on using option.
3. Select the Clear Text option.
If this works, then you were trying to access a non-existent mailbox or the wrong mailbox. If this does not work, then the administrator needs to check for and remove the custom recipient.

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Email Won't Send - Common Causes

There are a number of reports from users that Outlook won't send mail. In most cases, they are using Outlook 2003, but Outlook 2002 is affected in some cases.

Before you can fix the problem, you need to identify the cause.

The probable causes are:

1. An add-in that marks items read if you view the Outbox.
2. Not authenticating properly with the mail server.
3. No default email account set.
4. Using a program that access the pst or ost data, such as MSN Desktop Search.
5. An antispam or antivirus scanner is scanning outgoing mail.


Troubleshooting

First, check the Send/Receive progress dialog for error codes. Browse to Tools, Send/Receive, Send/Receive settings, Show progress and click on the error tab. The error will resemble this, with a different error number and possibly a better explanation than "unknown error"

Task ' - Sending' reported error (0x80040119) : 'Unknown Error 0x80040119

See What does this error mean? for the reasons for some of the error codes. (If you need the text of the error code, you can select any error and use Ctrl+C to copy it.)

To fix or rule out:

Cause #1: An add-in that marks items read if you view the Outbox.
# Symptom: you look at the mail in the Outbox and it's not bolded
# Quick Fix: Stop looking in the Outbox.
# See Outlook: After viewing the Outbox, e-mail won't send.
Cause #2: Not authenticating properly with the mail server.
# Check your account settings.
# Tools, E-mail accounts, View or Change existing accounts. Double click on the account and click More Settings.
# Check your settings on the Outgoing server tab. Generally, enabling authentication before sending won't cause problems.
# Do not enable SPA unless your mail server requires it.
Cause #3 No default email account set.
# Symptoms include being able to reply but not send new mail.
# This is may happen when you use a preconfigured script provided by the mail server administrator to set up your account.
# Go to Tools, E-mail accounts, View or Change existing accounts. Verify an account is set as default.
Cause #4: Using a program that access the pst or ost data.
# Symptom: Mail sends at first, then hangs in mailbox
# Send and Receive error code is: Task ' - Sending' reported error (0x80040119) : 'Unknown Error 0x80040119
# See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=814441
# Restarting Outlook (after verifying it closed completely in Task manager) may allow the mail to send. otherwise:
# Reboot and disable the problem program before starting Outlook.
# If it continues to cause problems (such as send works for awhile after restarting Outlook, then stops), uninstall the software.

Programs that have prevented mail from sending for me include the following (but are not limited to these programs):
# MSN Desktop Search
# MAPILab's Attachment Processor
# NewsGator (v2.5 only)

If you discover other programs cause mail to hang in the Outbox, please let us know.

Cause #5: An antispam or antivirus scanner is scanning outgoing mail.
# Norton antispam plugin is one such program that will cause this problem, but it's not the only one.
# Disable Email scanning in the software.
# Raise the timeout (Tools, Email accounts, View or change existing accounts, More Settings.)
# Check your antispam or antivirus program's website for an update or possible workarounds.

If none of the above are the cause and the account settings look okay, turn on SMTP logging.

To turn on logging, go to Tools, Options, Other, Advanced and add a check to the box beside Enable Logging (troubleshooting). Because logging can cause Outlook to be unstable, initiate a send and receive and once you've reproduced the error, disable logging. Look for the log file at C:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\temp\OPMLOG.LOG

More Information

# Outlook: After viewing the Outbox, e-mail won't send
# What does this error mean?
# Tip 264: Email Won't Send from Outlook Tips
# "0x80040119" and "Unknown error" error messages when you try to read, send, receive, or delete e-mail in Outlook (814441)
# How to enable transport logging in Outlook 2002 and Outlook 2003 (300479)
# How to turn on the Enable Mail Logging option for troubleshooting in Outlook 2003 (831053) Outlook 2003 RTM only. Check box to Tools, Options, Other, Advanced for Outlook 2003 SP1 and greater. See KB 300479 for SP1.
# What is the Enable logging (troubleshooting) option?

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How to Save password setting not retained in Outlook or Outlook Express

SYMPTOMS
When you connect to your Internet service provider (ISP) to retrieve messages from a Post Office Protocol 3 (POP3) server, your password is not retained even though you chose to save the password. Entering the correct password again does not resolve the issue.

CAUSE
This issue occurs for one or more of the following reasons:
• You have a corrupted Outlook profile or a corrupted Outlook Express identity.
• There are conflicts with add-ins or with antivirus software.
• The registry contains incorrect information for the Protected Storage System Provider subkey for the user account in Windows XP, in Windows 2000, and in Outlook 2003 or earlier versions of Outlook.

RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, use the following methods. The first method is intended for a general audience, including beginning computer users. The rest of the methods require more advanced computer knowledge.

Method 1: Create a new Outlook profile or a new Outlook Express identity
The first thing that you should try is to create a new Outlook profile if you are using Outlook or to create a new Outlook Express identity if you are using Outlook Express. To do this, see either the "Create a new Outlook Profile" section or the "Create a new Outlook Express identity"

Create a new Outlook Profile
Create a new Outlook profile, and then configure the new profile to use the personal folders (.pst) file that was used by the damaged profile. To do this, follow these steps:
1. Locate the .pst file

To locate the .pst file that your profile uses, follow these steps for the version of Outlook that you are using.

For Microsoft Office Outlook 2007
1. Start Outlook.
2. On the Tools menu, click Account Settings.
3. On the E-mail tab, click your e-mail account.
4. In the Account settings dialog box, under Selected e-mail account delivers new e-mail messages to the following location, you will see the path and the file name for the .pst file that is associated with your e-mail profile. For example, the path and the file name may resemble the following:
C:\Documents and Settings\ user_name \Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\Personal Folders(1).pst
5. Note the path and the file name for the .pst file that is associated with your e-mail profile.

For Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 and Microsoft Outlook 2002
1. Start Outlook.
2. On the Tools menu, click Options.
3. On the Mail Setup tab, click Data Files.
4. Note the path and the file name for each .pst file that is associated with your e-mail profile. For example, the path and the file name may resemble the following:
C:\Documents and Settings\ user_name \Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\Personal Folders(1).pst
2. Create a new e-mail profile in Outlook

After you locate the .pst files, create a new e-mail profile in Outlook. To do this, follow these steps.

For Outlook 2007
1. Start Outlook.
2. On the Tools menu, click Account Settings.
3. Click the E-mail tab, and then click New.
4. Follow the instructions in the Add New E-mail Account wizard to create the new account.

Note If you do not have the account information that the Add New E-mail Account wizard requires, view the settings for your existing account. To do this, click the account on the E-mail tab in the Account Settings dialog box, and then click Change. Note each setting in the Internet E-mail Settings dialog box.

If you do not know the password for your e-mail account, contact your Internet service provider (ISP). Or, if your mailbox is not associated with your ISP, contact the network administrator of the server on which your mailbox is located for help with your password.

Configure the new profile to use the .pst file that was used by the damaged profile

After you create the new profile in Outlook, configure the new profile to use the .pst file that was used by the damaged profile. To do this, follow the steps for the version of Outlook that you are using.

For Outlook 2007
1. Start Outlook.
2. On the Tools menu, click Account Settings.
3. On the E-mail tab, click your e-mail account.
4. Click Change Folder under Selected e-mail account delivers new e-mail messages to the following location at the bottom of the Account Settings dialog box.
5. Click New Outlook Data File, click Office Outlook Personal Folders File, and then click OK.
6. Locate and then click the .pst file that was used by the damaged profile, and then click OK.

For Outlook 2003 and Outlook 2002
1. Start Outlook.
2. On the Tools menu, click Options.
3. On the Mail Setup tab, click E-mail accounts, click View or change existing e-mail accounts, and then click Next.
4. Click New Outlook Data File, click Personal Folders file (.pst) under Types of storage, and then click OK.
5. Locate and then click the .pst file that you want to use, and then click OK two times.
Note If you want to use more than one .pst file, repeat steps 4 and 5 for each .pst file that you want to use with the new e-mail profile.
6. In the Deliver new e-mail to the following location list, click Personal Folders, and then click Finish.
7. Click OK if you receive the following message:
You have changed the default deliver location for your e-mail. This will change the location of the Inbox, Calendar, and other folders. These changes will take effect the next time that you start Outlook.
8. On the File menu, click Exit.
9. Start Outlook. Then, click Yes to update the Outlook Bar shortcuts to point to the .pst files if you receive the following message:
The location that messages are delivered to has changed for this user profile. To complete this operation, you may need to copy the contents of the old Outlook folders to the new Outlook folders. For information about how to complete the change of your mail delivery location, see Microsoft Outlook Help. Some of the shortcuts on the Outlook Bar may no longer work. Do you want Outlook to re-create your shortcuts?

Create a new Outlook Express identity
To create a new Outlook Express identity, follow these steps:
1. On the File menu in Outlook Express, point to Identities, and then click Add New Identity.

Or, on the File menu, point to Identities, click Manage Identities, and then click New. The New Identity dialog box will open.
2. Type your name in theType Your name box.
3. Click to select the Require Password check box if you want to set a password for this identity, and then click OK.
4. Click Yes in the Identity Added dialog box. Outlook Express asks whether you want to log on as a new user.

If you click Yes, you will be prompted for information about your Internet connection. If you click No, the current user remains logged on.

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Outlook 2007 Product Description

Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 provides an integrated solution for managing your time and information, connecting across boundaries, and remaining in control of the information that reaches you. By delivering innovations you can use to quickly search your communications, organize your work, and better share your information with others, this software keeps you connected and up to date, at work dealing with colleagues and customers, or at home corresponding with friends and family.

Keep Better Track of Your Daily Priorities
Outlook 2007 now features a re-designed interface within the authoring experience, making composing, formatting, and acting on e-mail an easier and more intuitive experience. Specifically, all of the rich features and capabilities of Outlook 2007 are now accessible and easy-to-find within the message. For instance, you can use the To-Do Bar--which gives you a consolidated view of your calendar, upcoming appointments, tasks, and flagged mail--to organize your day and manage your priorities.

Manage Your Time and Information
Outlook 2007 gives you a wide variety of time-saving options, including Instant Search to help you quickly locate all the information you're looking for right from within the Outlook 2007 interface. Not only can you search by keyword through your information, but Instant Search also looks for those keywords within your e-mail attachments. For more directed search results, the Instant Search pane provides helpful criteria to narrow your entry.

Visually Identify Information
Using Outlook 2007 Color Categories, you can easily personalize and add categories to any type of information. Color Categories give you an easy, visual way to distinguish items from one another, so it's a snap to organize your data and search your information. Preview attachments in one click with Attachment Preview and avoid having to re-send attachments repeatedly.

Connect Across Boundaries
Outlook 2007 lets you share all types of information with coworkers, customers, friends, and family. First, you can create and subscribe to Internet calendars (which provide a way to view and remain up to date on industry events) or personal interest calendars and schedules. Then, send your calendar information to anyone with calendar snapshots, an HTML representation of your calendar that lets you share this information with anyone. Or you can publish your Internet calendar to Microsoft Office Online. Using Microsoft Passport credentials, you can then invite a group of your coworkers, customers, friends, or family to view and work with your calendar so that everyone has the latest information.

Enjoy Full Integration with Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services Technology
With Outlook 2007, you can fully interact with information stored in Windows SharePoint Services technology anywhere, anytime, and connect Windows SharePoint Services calendars, documents, contacts, or tasks. Once you've done so, you'll enjoy full editing capabilities, so that any changes you make to the information stored in Outlook 2007 can be reflected in the server version.

Increased Functionality and Collaboration
You also have the option of enjoying increased functionality and collaboration with Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. Using Outlook 2007 and Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 in conjunction results in increased collaboration capabilities and security enhancements. Exchange Server 2007 provides the latest in dynamic mailbox connections, unified messaging features, and improved protection from junk e-mail.

You can also send text messages from Outlook with one easy click, thanks to Outlook Mobile Service, a feature that allows you to send and receive text and picture messages between Outlook 2007 and any mobile phone. Outlook Mobile Service also enables you to forward Outlook e-mail messages, contacts, appointments, and tasks to yourself or other people as text messages. You can even set Outlook 2007 to automatically send e-mail messages, reminders, and your daily calendar as text messages right to your mobile phone.

Work With RSS Feeds
You can now fully subscribe to and interact with Really Simple Syndication (RSS) Feeds right from Outlook 2007, the most natural place to manage this kind of information. It's easy to get started adding RSS Feeds using the RSS Subscriptions home page within Outlook 2007.

Electronic Business Cards
Outlook 2007 lets you customize and share electronic business cards so you can create, customize, and share your information with customers, clients, or friends. Effortlessly add photos, company logos, or other personal information to your card so that the recipients have an easy way to identify and remember you and your business.

Improved E-Mail Control and Protection
Outlook 2007 helps you control your information while keeping you safer from junk mail and malicious sites. The junk e-mail filter, introduced in Outlook 2003, helps prevent junk e-mail messages from cluttering your Inbox. Outlook 2007 also features new anti-phishing features that disable threatening links and warn you about possibly malicious or phishing content within an e-mail message. For additional protection and security, Exchange Server 2007 acts as the first scan on incoming e-mail, determines the legitimacy of the e-mail message, and if applicable, disables links or URLs present in the e-mail message to help protect users.

Control Distribution of Sensitive Work
Help protect your company assets by preventing recipients from forwarding, copying, or printing important e-mail messages by using information rights management (IRM) functionality. You can even specify an expiration date for the message, after which it cannot be viewed or otherwise acted upon. (IRM functionality requires Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or later running Microsoft Windows Rights Management Services).

Maintain Compliance With Managed E-mail Folders
Exchange Server 2007 offers managed e-mail folders, a new approach to document retention, archiving, and regulatory compliance. You'll be able to see and interact with these folders just like any other mail folder, but the messages stored within them gain retention, archive, and expiration policies defined by the administrator. With managed e-mail folders, users and administrators can easily comply with various forms of external regulation and internal company policies regarding message retention.

Outlook 2007 E-mail Postmark
The Outlook 2007 E-mail Postmark helps ensure that e-mail reaching your inbox is legitimate and that e-mail you send will be trusted by the recipient's client. Creating mail with E-mail Postmark uses new technology that Microsoft has developed as part of the ongoing effort to curb junk mail. This technology asks the sender's computer to perform a computation or puzzle, and then assigns this work as a token of legitimacy to the e-mail message. These e-mail postmarks are designed to make it very time-consuming and technologically detrimental for users to send mass e-mail like spam, yet they do not change the user experience of sending e-mail.

Product Description
Microsoft Outlook 2007 is a comprehensive time and information manager for your busy digital life. You'll never have problems with personal information again. Take control of the tools you need to prioritize, organize and search. Schedule and block off time to follow up on items, manage your daily priorities and use Windows SharePoint Services technology to manage every aspect of your digital life more effectively. Manage your shared information and content in one interface, through SharePoint Services -- documents, calendars, contacts, tasks, and other information are easier than ever to handle Stay safe from junk mail and phishing Web sites - The improved junk e-mail filter and has added new features that disable links and warn you about threatening content within an e-mail message Color-code your information for easier organization -- it's a simple, visual way to distinguish items from one another Manage all your blogs to RSS feeds directly through Outlook 2007 New Attachment Preview helps you see your Office Outlook 2007 attachments with one click directly in the reading pane, saving you time and effort

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Compression And Data Loss In Pst Files

PST or Personal Storage Files is the extension of Microsoft Outlook files. These files are used to store Outlook data on the local hard drive of your computer. These personal data included mails, calendar, notes, schedule and contacts. These files are called PST as these are saved locally with .PST file name extension.

PST file are very useful as the store all the Outlook data. In order to access your Outlook data, you need to convert them in PST from OST (offline storage files stored on server). These files are very fast to communicate and take less space to store.

There is a drawback with PST file in Outlook 2002 and earlier versions that you can’t store PST files more than 2 GB. In later versions, this issue has fixed, but the performance of Outlook will decrease if the size of PST files will grow. In these cases, Outlook users have an alternative to compress the PST files. PST file compression is helpful in saving the disk space and making the communication and mail transfer easier. It is very important to compress the PST files with large size when you are sending them as an attachment.

In spite of giving benefits, sometimes PST file compression can lead to problems. It can corrupt your Outlook PST files. The PST file corruption due to compression generally occurs due to two reasons:

1. Halting the process of data compression
2. Editing the compressed PST files

If any of these situations take place, your PST files can corrupt and can become inaccessible. In these situations, you need to repair the corrupted Outlook PST files.

It is very critical situation of file corruption as you can’t repair these files using inbuilt PST repair tools like ScanPST.exe. But there is no need to worry about your Outlook PST files. You can repair these files using third party data recovery software that are available in the form of pst repair software.

Stellar Phoenix Outlook PST Repair is powerful yet easy to use pst recovery software. This software is helpful in repairing and restoring the corrupted Outlook PST files. This is a read only and non destructive data recovery software that doesn’t modifies the original contents of the PST files. This software can repair and restore the PST files in all possible cases of corruption or damage.

You can download the demo version of the software and can scan your corrupted PST files. The demo version of the software can preview the 5 mails and 20% of other contents of your Outlook data. This software is capable to repair all the contents of Outlook including mails, calendar, notes, tasks, schedule and contacts.

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Synchronize Outlook and Apple iPhone or iPod touch calendars

Synchronization of calendars between Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 and your Apple iPhone or iPod touch requires Apple iTunes. You can configure which items are synchronized during a one-time set up process.

After the initial setup, each time that you connect your iPhone or iPod touch to your computer, the changes made on your computer or device are synchronized.

1. Connect your iPhone or iPod touch to your computer using the cable provided with your device or by placing the iPhone or iPod touch in the Apple Universal Dock.

iTunes opens automatically when connected to your computer.

2. In iTunes, in the source list, under Devices, click the entry for your iPhone or iPod touch.

3. Click the Info tab.

4. Under Calendars, click Sync calendars from, and then click Outlook.

5. Do one of the following:

o To synchronize all calendars, click All calendars.

o To limit the calendars that are synchronized, click Selected calendars, and then click the calendars you want to synchronize.

Note To select multiple calendars, press CTRL as you click each calendar name.

6. Click Apply.

Outlook synchronization support for iPhone, iPod touch, and iTunes is provided by Microsoft Outlook Support and Apple support.

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Contact does not appear in Address Book

Some time you want add contact in the address book but contact lost doesn’t appear in the address book. In this topic I discuss and provided Outlook Support for solve this issue. This behavior occurs because Outlook requires that you complete the following steps before your contact information is available for you to address messages by using your address book:
Follow the step to solve this issue.
Step 1: Install the Outlook Address Book service
To do this, follow these steps, as appropriate for the version of Outlook that you are running.
Microsoft Outlook 2002 and Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
1.
On the Tools menu, click E-mail Accounts.
2. Click to select View or change existing directories or address books, and then click Next.
3. If your Outlook Address Book is listed, click Cancel, and then go to the steps in the "How to Mark Your Contact Folder for Use with Your Address Book" section.
4. If your Outlook Address Book is not listed, click Add.
5. Click to select Additional Address Books, and then click Next.
6. Click to select Outlook Address Book, and then click Next.
7. Click OK when you receive the prompt that the address book you added will not start until you click Exit from the File menu.
8. Click Finish.
9. Click Exit from the File menu, and then restart Outlook.

Microsoft Office Outlook 2007
1.
On the Tools menu, click Accout Settings .
2. Click the Adress Books tab.
3. If your Outlook Address Book is listed, click Close, and then go to "Step 2: Mark your contact folder for use with your address book."

If your Outlook Address Book is not listed, click New.
4. Select Additional Address Books, and then click Next.
5. Select Outlook Address Book, and then click Next.
6. You receive a message that states that the address book that you added will not start until you click Exit on the File menu. Click OK.
7. Click Finish.
8. Click Close, and then restart Outlook.

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Read and send messages in other languages with Outlook

When you receive a message in a different language, the message must be marked with information about the character set (alphabet) that was used to create it in order for Outlook 2000 to be able to display the message. When you forward or reply to the message, Outlook keeps the character set of the original message. Including character set information with a message is called encoding.
Occasionally, you may receive messages that aren't encoded. For these messages, Outlook uses the default encoding for unmarked messages that's specified for your computer. This default is set automatically based on the Regional Settings (system local settings) of your operating system. The default setting appears in the International Options dialog box. (On the Tools menu, click Options, click the Mail Format tab, and then click International Options.)
The default encoding might not work for some of the international messages that you receive. For example, if your default is Western European and you receive an unmarked message that uses a Greek character set, the message might display boxes or question marks instead of readable text. To fix this problem, you need to change the encoding of that specific message to Greek so Outlook can display the correct characters and provide Outlook Support to read and send the email massage.
Changing the encoding of a message
By default, there are a number of languages already enabled when you install Microsoft Office 2000. As a result, the character sets for these languages are listed in Outlook so you can change the encoding of any unmarked message to the character set used to create the message.
Change the encoding of a received message
1. Open the message.
2. On the View menu, point to Encoding, and then click the character set (alphabet) you want to use.
3. Click Yes.
Encoding doesn't only apply to messages that you receive. It also applies to messages you send. Outlook automatically uses the default encoding for outgoing messages (also specified in the International Options dialog box mentioned above); however, you can specify a different encoding for a specific message.
Enable a language
1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Office Tools, and then click Microsoft Office Language Settings.
2. Click the language you want to enable.
Once you've enabled the language, its character set is available in the encoding list in Outlook.

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How to AutoRecover and AutoSave work

The AutoRecover option (in these Microsoft Office programs: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, and Visio) and AutoSave option (in Microsoft Office Outlook) can help you avoid losing work in two ways:

• Your data is automatically saved If you enable Auto Recover or AutoSave, your file (such as a Microsoft Office Word document) or item (such as an Outlook Support and Outlook e-mail message) is automatically saved as often as you want. Therefore, if you have been working for a long time but forget to save a file or if your power goes out, the file you have been working on contains all or at least some of the work you have done since you last saved it.
• Your program state is automatically saved In Microsoft Office Excel, Microsoft Office Outlook, Microsoft Office PowerPoint, and Microsoft Office Word, there is an additional benefit to enabling AutoRecover or AutoSave. In these programs, if you enable this option, some aspects of the state of the program are recovered when the program is restarted after it closed abnormally.

For example, you are working on several Excel workbooks at the same time. Each file is open in a different window, with specific data visible in each window. In one of the workbooks, a cell is selected to help you keep track of which rows you already reviewed, and then Excel crashes. When you restart Excel, it opens the workbooks again and restores the windows to the way they were before Excel crashed.

Although not every aspect of your program's state can be recovered, in many cases, the Recovery feature can help you recover more quickly.

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Outlook Audio Text Feature

While it's true that e-mail can make communication more efficient, it's also true that the volume of messages can get overwhelming quickly. And, too much e-mail can make you feel out of control.

Outlook 2007 includes features to help you control e-mail Support volumes, find what you need, and act when and where action is required. Some of these features have been with Outlook Support all along, and some are new to this version. The good news is that all these features are flexible; so you'll be able to adapt them to fit your own organizational style.

This course will give you a glimpse of what's available. As you learn, you may find that some features are more your style than others. That's okay. Once you know what works for you, you'll see how easy it is to get out of your Inbox and into your day.

To learn more about this course, read the text in Goals and About this course, or look at the table of contents. Then click Next to start the first lesson.

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