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Find the Microsoft Outlook Temporary folder

To find the Outlook Temporary folder (a.k.a. OLK folder),where Outlook saves temporary data such as attachments. Open the Windows registry using regedit.exe and look for the Registry key OutlookSecureTempFolder using the map below:

Depending on the operating system, version of Outlook and user logged in, the OLK temporary folder is created in a different spot. The good news is it’s simple to find no matter the version of Outlook including the latest versions, Outlook 2007, Outlook 2010 and even Outlook 2013.

This information can be very useful. For example, let’s say you open an attachment, make a bunch of changes then close it before you have a chance to save it or your PC crashes, then you can probably find the file in the Outlook Temporary OLK folder and recover your work.

Windows 7 users, install Service Pack 1 before April 9th 2013

Attention all Windows 7 users! Microsoft will no longer support security and performance fixes on your computer if you don’t have Service Pack 1 installed by April 9. Service packs contain Microsoft’s software updates, and typically are part of the updates that many people have their computers set to automatically receive. Since Service Pack 1 came out nearly two years ago, there is a good chance it is already installed on your computer, but if it’s not, the update will expire April 9.

To find out if SP1 is already installed on your computer,
Go to the Start menu
Right-click on Computer
Choose Properties
At the top of this window, under the label Windows Edition, Service Pack 1 will be listed if already installed
If you do not see it listed,
Go back to the Start menu
Select All Programs
Choose Windows Update.
On the left hand side, click Check for updates.
After it is done checking, look at the list of available updates.
If you see Service Pack for Microsoft Windows (KB976932), click OK.
Proceed to Install Updates and follow the instructions on your screen.

BEFORE YOU UPDATE, BACK UP YOUR FILES!

Direct Email Replies to a Different address in Outlook

When you send out an email, normally the only address someone sees when they hit the reply button is the one that you sent it from. Outlook has a feature that let’s you add as many return addresses to the message as you want. This is useful for situations where you have a different email address at home than at work, or when you want replies to be seen by several colleagues.

This option is only accessible from the Composition window where you write a new email. It can be found on the Options tab under “Direct Replies To”.

The Properties window will open up and under the Delivery options category there is a “Have replies sent to” check box  The button should be automatically checked, so in the white box to the right of it just add in any additional email addresses or mailing lists you’d like the replies to go to.

Now when someone uses the Reply button to respond to your email it will automatically go to all of the addresses you added.

Permanently Change Word 2010 Default Paragraph Spacing

• Click the ‘Paragraph’ triangle to display Word’s Paragraph dialog box
• In the ‘Paragraph’ dialog box, change the Line Spacing to Single
• Click ‘Set as Default’
• Click ‘All documents…normal.dotm’ in the box that pops open
• Click ‘OK’ 

Close Word and reopen it.  Create a new blank document and see if the settings you just told Word to make permanent are now permanent. If they didn't stick then read on.

• Click the ‘Style’ triangle to display Word’s Style dialog box (or press Ctrl Shift Alt S)
• In the ‘Styles’ dialog box, right-click on ‘Normal’ (style)
• Click ‘Modify 

•  In Word’s ‘Modify Style’ dialog box 
• Click ‘New Document based on this template’
• Click the ‘Format’ button to drop down the choices
• In each of the Font and Paragraph choices, change the settings as shown above to your preferences (When you click on each one, you’ll be taken to the same Font and Paragraph dialog boxes as shown above).
• Click ‘OK’ in each of the Font and Paragraph boxes once your settings are complete (Note that ‘Set as Default’ in each of these boxes is greyed out, because that choice is made in the main Modify Style’ box. 

Close Word and reopen it.  Create a new blank document … fingers crossed… You should now have the font and paragraph spacing that you set.