Tag Archives: Outlook

Reporting spam email to Microsoft with the Report Message add-in for Outlook

Reporting spam email to Microsoft with the Report Message add-in for Outlook

Whilst the inbuilt spam and malware filtering built in to Microsoft Office 365 has considerably reduced the amount of unwanted spam email you receive in your email account, a small amount spam can still arrive, or an email may be mistakenly marked as junk when in fact it is legitimate. Fortunately, Microsoft has an addon […]

Do you have an Outlook.com email address running on Windows Live Mail 2012?

Do you have an Outlook.com email address running on Windows Live Mail 2012?

Are you running Windows Live Mail 2012 to check your Outlook.com email address? It’s time to update your email application. Get updated with a free one-year Microsoft Office 365 Personal subscription. Microsoft has recently announced that it is no longer supporting Outlook.com email accounts on Windows Live Mail, as it is now using the latest […]

How to take control of your email – part 3

Taking control of your email

In the final instalment of this series we discuss strategies for dealing with the sheer volume of emails in our inboxes. This week we examine the Junk folder. We’ve all done it. We’ve finally gotten sick of whichever particular organisation has been spamming our inbox and we mark it as “Junk”. This is an effective […]

How to take control of your email – part 2

Taking control of your email

Continuing on from last week we discuss strategies for dealing with the sheer volume of emails in our inboxes. This week we examine how to manage emails in Outlook 2013 and Outlook 2016 by using rules. Rules help to reduce the manual filing or taking the same action when similar messages arrive. Once created, rules […]

How to take control of your email – part 1

Taking control of your email

These days we all struggle with the sheer volume of emails in our inboxes. Over the next few weeks we will discuss strategies to reduce this volume, starting with the Clutter tool in Outlook 2013 and 2016. Found in Outlook 2013 and 2016 is the Clutter folder, where low priority messages are automatically sent. Outlook […]

Using the Time Zones feature of Microsoft Outlook for interstate meetings during daylight savings time

Using the Time Zones feature of Microsoft Outlook for interstate meetings during daylight savings time

On the first Sunday in October each year, Daylight Saving Time commences at 2:00am with clocks brought forward one hour. Whilst this applies to New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania, it is not observed in Queensland, Western Australia or Northern Territory. When organising meetings between business partners and colleagues interstate, participants can be […]

Ask CyberGuru: How can I manage the amount of email I receive?

Ask CyberGuru

In the next instalment of Ask CyberGuru, Barry asks, “How can I manage the amount of email I receive? I can’t keep on top of my work along with all of the newsletters, group buying offers and other promotional material I receive. I would like to see some of these, but not interfere with my […]