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Questions tagged [microsoft-outlook-2013]

Use this tag for questions specifically about the 2013 version of the Microsoft Outlook personal information manager; otherwise use [microsoft-outlook].

Outlook is Microsoft's personal information manager; Outlook 2013 is part of Microsoft Office 2013 (internally known as Office 15).

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How to fix the wrong number of unread emails flag in Outlook?

I have an annoying problem in Outlook 2013. My inbox is flagged with "1" unread message, but this is not the case. Even when I empty my inbox folder, this bold "1" stays next to my folder, new as it contains a new message. I've tried to "empty" it,…
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View RAW message source of an email in Outlook 2013

How can I view the source of an email in Outlook 2013? I want to see the exact email source, as I can do in Gmail or in Mozilla Thunderbird. I'm particularly interested in the top matter (headers?). Here's an example, courtesy…
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Reduce visual redundancies in Outlook 2013?

Outlook 2013 has taken a direction of "how much space can I fill with noise and redundancies". Is it possible to reduce this noise in order to maximize use of screen real estate? For example, in the preview pane, can I shrink the header so that it…
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Outlook sometimes marks folder with one unread message

In an Outlook folder, sometimes even though I marked all messages as read, the folder list shows "1", as if there's an unread message. Note: This is Outlook connected to a corporate Exchange server.
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Completely remove Outlook up and start afresh

I want to delete all my Outlook accounts, remove all configurations and everything and start afresh. Basically, like do a complete reset. But, it doesn't let me remove my last account saying something about data files and all. How do I nuke Outlook…
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How to set yourself as "Not Attending" for an instance of a recurring meeting you've Organized?

I'm the "Organizer" of a recurring daily meeting (our daily stand up). I want to set my own status to "Not attending" for a specific instance and if possible (bonus) even remove that instance from my own calendar. I want to keep the recurring…
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Outlook 2013 not showing emails older than aprox. 6months old in any folders

I migrated a VP of our company to Office 365 and now he's not seeing emails in folders that there should be. The problem seems to affect all folders but only emails after about 6-12 months old. Other "clues" I've found are: Emails can be seen from…
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Pasting image into Outlook results in an attachment, rather than inline with content

I am pasting an image into an Outlook 2013 email. I want the image to appear in-line with the text. Sometimes the image appears as an attachment. I can force the image to appear in-line by using the insert pictures function, but that's a bit more…
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In Outlook 2013, is there a way to run AutoArchive immediately?

I've recently upgraded to Outlook 2013 (it's been a bit underwhelming), and it looks like somehow my AutoArchive setting was turned off. No problem, I turned it back on with File | Options | Advanced | AutoArchive Settings... | Run AutoArchive…
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How can I make Microsoft Outlook 2013 automatically mark a message as read when it is clicked?

Normally, when I click on an unread message in Outlook 2013, the message remains in the unread state until I click on a different message. How can I make it so that it marks as read when I click on the message like Outlook.com webmail?
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How can I find a lost folder in Outlook?

How can I find a folder that was accidentally moved into an unknown folder in Outlook? I can find messages in the folder and looking at their properties gives me the name of the folder but not where it is located. I would like to avoid having to…
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Disable auto-complete of name in Outlook 2013

Outlook 2013 has introduced an editor feature that suggests to insert my full name whenever I start typing my first name. This is really annoying because I generally want to use only my first name in greetings but not my full name (i.e. "Thanks,…
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Outlook 2013 with Google ActiveSync

I am using the new Outlook 2013 beta, and I'm having problems connecting to the Google ActiveSync server. I can connect fine to the Hotmail server (m.hotmail.com), but when I use the Google server (m.google.com) Outlook returns "Server not found".…
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Outlook deletes an email when I am in quick reply and try to delete text

I am having a problem where when I use quick reply and hit the Delete, the email I am working on is deleted. What I am expecting is for some of the text to be deleted, as in older Outlook or any other text editor. I have tried this on other…
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Highlighting the Current Day in Outlook 2013 Calendar

In Microsoft Outlook 2013, the current day is highlighted by a slightly different color blue at the top of the day. Is there a way to alter this highlighting to make it more obvious at a glance to see the current date?
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