Dail Bridges | Author at Microsoft 365 Blog

Email stuck in your outbox? Try this.

Dail Bridges — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 02:24:00 +0000

"What do you mean you didn't receive it? I sent it last night!" At least you thought you did. Now you're red-faced in a meeting set up to review the PowerPoint presentation that never made it to your recipients. You check your Outbox and there it is. If you ever find yourself in this situation, here are some reasons why and some steps you can take.

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Want a way to send email to a group?

Dail Bridges — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 01:24:00 +0000

It's your turn to organize a BBQ or highway litter patrol (or whatever) with your group of friends and you don't want to type each individual name (or email address) on the To: line. There's an easy way to avoid that mind-numbing task--create a Contact Group.

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Filtering emails in Outlook

Dail Bridges — Tue, 15 May 2012 00:38:00 +0000

Outlook offers several ways to filter emails. A filter lets you see only those messages that meet certain criteria. For example, you could pick a filter that lets you see only emails that have attachments or are unread. Here's how it works.

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Grouping emails by conversations

Dail Bridges — Fri, 11 May 2012 20:53:00 +0000

Have you ever had to find an email that was part of a long thread--an email with lots of replies about the same topic? For example, your boss might have asked for the results of last month's important meeting, and you know Sherry sent an email outlining them, but then you remember that Todd followed hers with more information.
If you group your emails into conversations, you can find the emails you want more quickly.

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5 tips on using Bcc in Outlook email

Dail Bridges — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 20:00:00 +0000

It's kind of funny that a software application would use abbreviations that refer to pre-software days. Remember carbon copies? Cc means carbon copy and Bcc means blind carbon copy. For emailing, you use Cc when you want to copy others publicly, and Bcc when you want to do it privately. Any recipients on the Bcc line of an email are not visible to others on the email. These five tips get beginners started and provide info for those who already know how to use Bcc.

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Tip: Add a watermark to an Excel worksheet

Dail Bridges — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 04:50:00 +0000

If you're collaborating or creating sensitive material in Excel, you probably need either a DRAFT or CONFIDENTIAL watermark. Excel doesn't come with a built-in way to add a watermark, but there's a pretty painless way to do so. We show you how and give you sample watermarks to get you started.

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