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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Translate Outlook Text into Excel

Using the Research feature, you can translate single words or short phrases by using bilingual dictionaries or translate your entire document by using Web-based machine translation services. To translate text, you may also need to satisfy the operating system requirements for specific languages.
Machine translation is helpful for conveying the basic subject matter of the content and for confirming whether the content is relevant to you. For important or sensitive documents, human translation is recommended, because machine translation may not preserve the full meaning and tone of the text.This provided Outlook Support to using outlook with Excel.
Follows the Steps ..
1. On the Review tab, click Translate.
2. If this is the first time you have used translation services, click OK to install the bilingual dictionaries and enable the translation service through the Research task pane.
3. To change the languages that are used for translation, in the Research task pane, under Translation, select the languages that you want to translate from and to. For example, to translate English to French, click English (U.S.) in the From list and French (France) in the To list.
Note To customize which resources are used for translation, click Translation options, and then select the look-up options that you want.
4. Do one of the following:
o To translate a specific word, press ALT and click a word. The results appear in the Research task pane under Translation.
o To translate a short phrase, select the words, press ALT and click the selection. The results appear in the Research task pane under Translation.
o To translate a word or phrase, type the word or phrase in the Search for box, and then click Start Searching .

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Mail tips for Outlook

I am continue with Microsoft Outlook related mail tips for all outlook users. I want to share My experience with Microsoft Outlook Support and Computer Help. Some useful tips given below......

• Set a reminder to reply to a message Right-click the message you want to set the reminder for, point to Follow Up, and then click Add Reminder. In the Due By list, click the date when you have to complete the reply. In the second list, click a time. In the Flag color list, click the flag color you want, and then click OK.
• Add your own words to a follow-up flag for a new message Click the Message Flag button and then type the text you want in the Flag to box.
• Send a message to multiple people without revealing other recipients' identities To send a message to someone without other recipients of the message knowing, use the Bcc line in the message. Bcc stands for blind carbon copy. If you add someone's name to the Bcc line, a copy of the message is sent to that person, but his or her name is not visible to other recipients.

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How to create an all- day events in Outlook 2007

More information about events

Usually an event occurs once and can last for one day or several days, but an annual event, such as a birthday or anniversary, occurs yearly on a specific date.

Events and annual events do not occupy blocks of time in your calendar; instead, they appear as banners. An all-day appointment displays your time as busy when viewed by other people, but an event or annual event displays your time as free.

Create an event

1. In Calendar, on the Actions menu, click New All Day Event.
2. In the Subject box, type a description.
3. In the Location box, enter the location.
4. To indicate to people who are viewing your calendar that you are out of office instead of free, on the Event tab, in the Options group, click Out of Office in the Show As list.
5. If the event lasts longer than one day, change the values in the Start time and End time boxes.
6. Click Save and Close.

Tip In Day/Week/Month view, you can quickly create an event by double-clicking the darker shaded area beneath the date heading of the day of the event. I want to share my experience with Microsoft Outlook Support as well as Computer help.

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How to Schedule your tasks in Outlook

Now that you have documented all the tasks that have been cluttering your mind, you must schedule a time to complete those tasks. Outlook offers two handy tools to get that done: Tasks and Calendar.

Each tool is useful and has its advantages. Tasks offers more tracking options, and you can set start and end dates. You can even set reminders and have things flagged a certain color when they become overdue. Calendar, on the other hand, offers a convenient way to plan your day.

In Outlook Calendar, I block out the amount of time that I want to spend on my most important task, and then record the task in that block. I continue to schedule all my tasks in this manner, making sure that I allow enough time for each task.

Life does happen. If a task takes me only fifteen minutes to complete, I schedule a half hour. If the task takes a half hour, I schedule an hour. If I finish early, I get more break time. When you schedule twice as much time to finish a task, you build in a margin of error so helpful to us humans. If you are facing any problem with computer you can get computer Help and Outlook Support

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Repairing an Offline Folder file (.ost)

You may want to scan and repair your .ost if you:

• Encounter a large numbers of conflict items.
• Cannot open particular Outlook items when offline.
• Receive unexpected synchronization error messages (as shown in the synchronization log in the Deleted Items folder).
• Receive the message:

Unable to expand the folder. The set of folders could not be opened. Errors could have been detected in the file drive:\Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\Outlook.ost. Quit all mail-enabled applications, and then use the Inbox Repair Tool.

Note The file path specified in the message may vary depending upon the operating system you are using on your computer.

In addition, you might be able to open folders in the .ost but get synchronization error messages that do not go away. This happens when a single e-mail message is damaged and the synchronization process cannot correct it. You can use the OST Integrity Tool to fix damaged messages or to move them so you can synchronize successfully.

Important: You may need to run scanpst.exe (see the first procedure above) first if the OST Integrity Tool cannot open the .ost file.

To scan and repair the .ost file

1. Close Outlook.
2. On the Start menu, click Run.
3. In the Open box, type

drive:\Program Files\Common Files\System\Mapi\LocaleID\scanost.exe

where LocaleID is the locale identifier (LCID) for your installation of Microsoft Office. For example, the LCID for English (United States) is 1033. For a list of LCIDs, see Microsoft Office Help.

4. Click OK.
5. Click either Scan all folders or Choose folder to scan. If you click Scan all folders, this may take several minutes.
6. Select the Repair errors check box.
7. Click Begin Scan.

Details of actions performed during the scan and repair are saved as a message in your Outlook Deleted Items folder with the subject "OST Integrity Check."

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Outlook Web Features

Hi, I am continue with other information about outlook web feature. It post describe how to use outlook web feature like Browse Outlook web page, Creating a Home page for folder etc. And I also want to share my experience with Internet security and Computer Help

Managing Communications on Your Intranet

Microsoft Outlook 2000 provides the following ways to manage information from the Internet or your intranet. Users can use the Contacts folder to do the following:

• Keep track of contacts’ Web sites.
• Open the Web history folder from within Outlook 2000.
• Share a catalog of Web sites in a public folder.

Browse Web pages in Outlook

In Outlook 2000, you can select a Web page from the Favorites menu or use the Web toolbar to enter a URL and display a Web page in Outlook. Or you can send the Web page that you are currently viewing in Outlook as the body of an e-mail message by clicking Send Web Page by E-Mail on the Actions menu.

System Policy Tip If you do not want your users browsing the Web from Outlook 2000, you can disable commands on the Web toolbar by using a system policy. In the System Policy Editor, disable the commands in the Microsoft Outlook 2000\ Disable items in user interface\Predefined category that you do not want available to your users. For more information, see Using the System Policy Editor.

Create home pages for folders

Because you can view Web pages in Outlook 2000, it is easy to create a home page for a public folder. A folder home page can be used to provide the following:

• Information about the purpose and use of a public folder.
• A primary or secondary customizable view of the folder contents.

To add a folder home page in Outlook 2000

1. In the Outlook Folder list, right-click the folder, and then click Properties.
2. In the Properties dialog box, click the Home Page tab.
3. Select all the options that you want to set up the home page.

System Policy Tip You can specify folder home pages for your users by setting a system policy. You can also disable folder home pages through a system policy. In the System Policy Editor, set the policies in the Microsoft Outlook 2000\Miscellaneous\Folder Home Pages for Outlook special folders category to specify folder home pages options for your users. For more information, see Using the System Policy Editor.

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How To Activate Outlook

To continue to use all of the features of your product, you must activate the product. Microsoft Product Activation is a Microsoft anti-piracy technology designed to verify that software products are legitimately licensed.Activation works by verifying that the Product Key, which you must supply to install the product, is not in use on more personal computers than are permitted by the software

How do I activate my Microsoft Outlook programs?

When you start your Office program for the first time after installation, you are prompted to enter your Product Key, if you have not already done so during Setup.

Grace period Before you enter a valid Product Key, you can run the software up to 25 times. This is known as the grace period. During the grace period, certain features or programs may be enabled that are not included in the product you have purchased. After you enter a valid Product Key, you will see only the programs and features you have purchased.

Reduced Functionality mode After the grace period, if you have not entered a valid Product Key, the software goes into Reduced Functionality mode. In Reduced Functionality mode, your software behaves similarly to a viewer. You cannot save modifications to documents or create new documents, and functionality might be reduced. No existing files or documents are harmed in Reduced Functionality mode. After you enter your Product Key and activate your software, you will have full functionality for the programs and features you purchased.

Activate over the Internet or by phone

When you enter your valid Product Key, the Activation Wizard automatically runs. The Activation Wizard gives you two choices on how to proceed:
Activate by using the Internet The Activation Wizard automatically contacts the Microsoft licensing servers through your Internet connection. If you are using a valid Product Key that has not already been used for the allowed number of installations, your product is activated immediately.
When you activate through the Internet, your product ID (derived from the installation Product Key) is sent to Microsoft through an encrypted transfer. A response (the confirmation ID) is sent back to your computer to activate your product. If you choose to activate your product through the Internet and you are not already connected, the wizard alerts you that there is no connection.
· Activate by using the telephone You can telephone an Activation Center and activate your product with the help of a customer service representative.
Telephone activation might take longer than activation through the Internet. You should be at your computer when you call, and you should have your software Product Key available. Telephone numbers for Activation Centers vary by product license and country/region. Use the number provided on your Activation Wizard screen to call the Microsoft Activation Center.
Important Activation Center numbers are not listed in this article because there are many numbers, and the correct number for you is based on several factors. Microsoft software can be obtained under various licenses, including individual retail licenses, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) licenses, and volume licenses. Telephone contact numbers vary by license and country/region. In step 2 of the Activation Wizard, use the number provided to call the Microsoft Activation Center.
--> In the Activation Wizard, select the country/region where you reside and where you plan to use the product.
The wizard provides one or more telephone numbers.

Call the Activation Center.

The customer service representative asks you for your installation ID (displayed on your screen) and other relevant information. After your installation ID is verified, you receive a confirmation ID.
In the Activation Wizard, type the confirmation ID in the spaces provided at the bottom of the screen, and then press ENTER.

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