Outlook news

Jun 21, 2022

Microsoft’s Outlook email service hit by outage

Microsoft’s Outlook email platform has been hit by service issues making it inaccessible to some users. The company has confirmed the problem and said it is working to fix it, with no other services currently appearing to be impacted.

Microsoft Outlook outage: Email service down with company working on fix after service inaccessible

Microsoft’s Outlook email platform has been hit by service issues, making it inaccessible to some users.The company has confirmed the problem and said it is working to fix it, with no other services currently appearing to be affected.

Outlook CalDav Synchronizer

Outlook CalDav Synchronizer is a free Outlook Plugin, which synchronizes events, tasks and contacts between Outlook and Google, SOGo, Nextcloud or any other CalDAV or CardDAV server. Supported Outlook versions are Office 365, 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010 and 2007.

Close Contact

Close Contact allows you to: 1. Get a 1-click history of previous emails when you receive or write an email 2. Find all the email addresses a person uses from their name or from one of their email addresses 3. Get a 1-click report of all the items (emails, appointments, documents, etc.) associated with a contact. This is similar functionality to the now discontinued Outlook Activities tab

Rename Outlook Attachments

This macro allows you to rename attachments on incoming or outgoing messages.

‘AutoPick’ free slot finder for Outlook Calendar

Outlook Macro / Add-In that automatically finds the best slot where most participants are at least tentatively available within a pre-defined period.

ShowAlias for Outlook 365

ShowAlias allows an Outlook 365 user to see if an e-mail has been sent to the main (default) e-mail address or an alias address. This is an Office 365 addin and works with Office 365 and Outlook.com mailboxes in Outlook desktop and Outlook on the web.

Microsoft Outlook will alert you if your emails aren't up to standard

Microsoft is preparing to roll out a new feature for email service Outlook that will give users a chance to assess the suitability of their messages before sending. As explained in a new entry to the company’s product roadmap,

Assign a custom form to existing Outlook items

Use PowerShell or VBA to change the message class on existing Outlook items.

Mail Merge Toolkit

Generate individual messages to Outlook contacts from documents designed in Word or Publisher, including messages in GIF format with image maps. Allows you to add attachments and generate a custom subject for each message using merged data. Does not trigger Outlook security prompts.