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Top 5 Microsoft Outlook Tips

Posted by Mohammed on Saturday, January 24th, 2009

outlookMicrosoft Outlook is undoubtedly one of the most used applications in the business environment yet many of us use less than half of its full capabilities. At Axon we have compiled a list of functions and tips that we thought people mind find useful.

  • Send Emails To Multiple Recipients Without Revealing The Other Recipients Identities – To do this you should use the Bcc line in a message.
  • Quick Dial A Contact – To do this all you need to do is right click on a contact and select call. This is particularly useful if you use a voip client like Skype.
  • Remind Meeting Attendees Of An Upcoming Meeting – Open the original meeting request, select the actions menu and click new message to attendees.
  • Reminder To Respond To A Message – All you need to do is right click on the message and click on ‘follow up’ and finally select add reminder. You will of course be asked to set a time and date for the reminder.
  • Switch To Displaying By Month Quickly – Press ALT + EQUAL SIGN

Hope these help.

Source: Microsoft

Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Beta

Posted by Richard on Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

Microsoft has released Windows Vista Service Pack 2 pre-beta and vnunet has written a really good first look article about it.

Here are the main improvements they found:

  • Native blu-ray support
  • Windows Connect Now – for simple wifi configuration
  • Windows Search
  • Improved DirectX Graphic display

We can’t wait to have a play around with it and see what other improvements are discovered over the coming days!

Minimise Microsoft Outlook to the System Tray

Posted by Pete on Friday, October 24th, 2008

Many people are frustrated by the way Microsoft Outlook remains in your taskbar (the list of open applications at the bottom of the screen) and doesn’t minimise by default to the system tray (on the right-hand side of the taskbar). It is simple however to fix this irritating issue.

1. Open Microsoft Outlook and right-click on the system tray icon.

2. Select the “Hide When Minimized” option.

You should now notice Microsoft Outlook disappears from the taskbar but remains in the system tray. This means that you can open Microsoft Outlook whenever you want throughout the day without it getting in the way.

How to change your Windows Vista theme

Posted by Pete on Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

Windows Vista comes pre-loaded with two themes (Windows Vista and Windows Classic) however there are many websites that can provide you with alternative free Windows Vista themes. In order to change your Windows Vista theme simply right-click on the desktop and select “personalize” from the menu.

Next select the “theme” application from the Personalization menu

Finally select the Windows Vista theme you’d like to use and press the “ok” button, this will enable your Windows Vista theme

Our Top Seven Windows Shortcuts

Posted by John on Friday, October 17th, 2008
  • Windows Logo + D
    This handy shortcut minimises all open windows and takes you to the desktop.
  • Alt + Tab (or in Vista: Windows Logo + Tab)
    Allows you to switch between open applications easily. This shortcut looks even better in Windows Vista as it gives you a preview of the windows you have open.
  • Windows Logo + R
    Opens the Windows Run dialogue box
  • Alt + F4
    Closes the application you currently have open.
  • Ctrl + Alt + Delete
    Allows you to view the Windows Task Manager, which lets you terminate processes/applications.
  • Ctrl + X (Cut), Ctrl + C (Copy), Ctrl + P (Paste)
    Although this is technically three shortcuts they should be used together, the cut, copy and paste shortcuts allow you to cut, copy and paste any text, image or document from one location to another.
  • Windows Key + F1
    Quickly opens Windows Help and Support which gives you access to a large archive of support documentation for Windows written by Microsoft.

If we’ve missed your favorite, please let us know!