Category Archives: Outlook

the evolution of my category list

I started using Entourage:Mac when I joined the MacBU in 2005.  As my mail changed from a steady stream to a rushing river, I evolved some techniques in Entourage (and later in Outlook) to handle it.  One of my techniques … Continue reading

Posted in Nadyne, Outlook | Leave a comment

Exchange Connections slides

As promised yesterday, here are the slides that Bill Smith and I presented at Exchange Connections.  Both of the presentations were quite heavy on demo, so the decks only capture a small portion of what we talked about.

Posted in Exchange, Office:Mac 2011, Outlook | 1 Comment

Exchange Connections slides coming

Today, I presented two sessions with Bill Smith at Exchange Connections: Administering Macs in Exchange and Outlook:Mac 101. Once I get back to a better network connection, I’ll post my slides here. For those of you who attended the conference, … Continue reading

Posted in Exchange, Outlook | Leave a comment

Macworld: Make a smooth switch to Outlook

Joe Kissell wrote an article about how to make a smooth switch to Outlook from Entourage for Macworld.  He also published a guide to Outlook keyboard shortcuts.  They’re both pretty useful articles, although I have to admit that I’ve been … Continue reading

Posted in Entourage, Office:Mac 2011, Outlook | 2 Comments

looking forward to Exchange Connections

Amongst everything else that’s going on in the past few weeks, I realise that I’ve completely forgotten to mention that I’m speaking at the Exchange Connections conference!  I roped Bill Smith, one of the Outlook:Mac MVPs, into giving two talks … Continue reading

Posted in Exchange, Nadyne, Office:Mac 2011, Outlook | Leave a comment

Q&A: does Outlook:Mac support multiple Exchange accounts?

Via mail, I got this question: Are multiple exchange accounts possible in Outlook 2011? Yes!  If you’re using Exchange 2007 or 2010, you can have multiple Exchange accounts.  I’ve currently got five Exchange accounts set up in my Outlook (my … Continue reading

Posted in Exchange, Office:Mac 2011, Outlook, Q&A | Leave a comment

identities in Outlook:Mac and Entourage

In the comments thread for Q&A: where can I buy Office:Mac 2011?, a commenter named Mark discussed the differences between identities in Entourage and Outlook, and said that the changes would mean that he won’t upgrade to Outlook.  Here’s part … Continue reading

Posted in Entourage, Office:Mac 2011, Outlook | Leave a comment

Q&A: Can I import my .PST files into Outlook:Mac?

Dean asked: I am converting from Office:Windows 2010. Do my current .pst files work on Outlook:Mac 2011? If not, how do I convert from Office:Windows to Office:Mac? Yes!  If you have a .PST file from Outlook for Windows (created using … Continue reading

Posted in Office:Mac 2011, Outlook, Q&A | 19 Comments

Q&A: should I import my Entourage identity to Outlook:Mac?

Via mail, I got this question: I have Entourage EWS running now off Exchange Server 2010 and will be upgrading to Outlook. Do you recommend: a) doing a fresh download of all mail and other data from the server when … Continue reading

Posted in Entourage, Exchange, Office:Mac 2011, Outlook, Q&A | 1 Comment

Walt Mossberg: “by far the best Mac version of the suite I’ve used”

Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal has reviewed Office:Mac 2011, with a bit of an Outlook pun: Mac Users Are Getting New Outlook From Rival.  It starts out by saying that “[a] new, faster, better version of Microsoft Office … Continue reading

Posted in Office:Mac 2011, Outlook | 1 Comment