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title: 'New to Outlook: 2nd take--make it more intuitive'
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created: 1219046206
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- apps
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- tweak
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- outlook
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<p><img height="103" alt="image" src="http://mycapsules.com/sites/default/files/2008/08/outlook-fight.png" width="120" align="right" border="0" />After playing around for weeks, some Outlook's default settings are just not that intuitive. Well, I'm based on IMAP account experience only.</p> <ul> <li><a href="#1">first annoying thing is delete != delete</a></li> <li><a href="#2">IMAP folder will not show any unread mail unless you tap it first</a></li> <li><a href="#3">inbox of each account is hard to reach</a></li> <li><a href="#4">open Outlook with keyboard shortcut</a> + <a href="#5">hide when minimized</a> </li> </ul> <p><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="222" alt="strikethrough mail" src="http://mycapsules.com/sites/default/files/2008/08/image_50.png" width="259" align="right" border="0" /><a name="1">First and the most annoying thing</a> Outlook has is choosing to inherit EXPUNGE command too straight forward. By putting<strike> strikethrough</strike> line on the letters, instead of hiding from inbox and showing it on Trash. It's just not what our common sense is--I think, in fact, this is what Microsoft put in our brains, that's why it causes the problem. I really have no clue why Microsoft did this, but at least there is a way to work around this.</p> <ul> <li><em>hide messages marked for deletion.</em> </li> </ul> <blockquote> <p><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="129" alt="Many Views you can choose" src="http://mycapsules.com/sites/default/files/2008/08/image_47.png" width="456" border="0" /> </p> <p>>> This is what Outlook should set as a default really! Having options is good but it just needs to use the right one as a default to eliminate frustration (or confusion)</p> </blockquote> <ul> <li><em>purge automatically when switching the folder</em>.  (Ctrl+Alt+s | edit | account properties | General tab) </li> </ul> <blockquote> <p><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="301" alt="Auto purge" src="http://mycapsules.com/sites/default/files/2008/08/image_46.png" width="383" border="0" /> </p> <p>But what we will lose here is the capability to recover (aka recycle bin) It's just what you have to trade off when using Outlook or move to trash folder manually every time. Or you have any option to purge by yourself in edit | purge menu, this way, just remember to do it once in a while.</p> </blockquote> <p><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="224" alt="unopened items but no " src="http://mycapsules.com/sites/default/files/2008/08/image_45.png" width="300" align="right" border="0" inbox??="inbox??" unread="unread" />After solving this issue, then <a name="2">another issue, which bothered me,</a> needs to be fixed as well. The problem is when opening Outlook, it will not initialize IMAP folder automatically, even when its schedule time to send/receive messages. Outlook will show you only there is a new mail arrived. However, oddly, there will be no <strong>bold inbox</strong> which indicate where unread mail is. It will be no problem at all if you have only 1 IMAP account, but in my case, 3 IMAP accounts, it's definitely annoying.</p> <p>Anyway, there is an indicator showing that you have initialized the folder or not</p> <p><img height="146" alt="This is the problem!" src="http://mycapsules.com/sites/default/files/2008/08/image_44.png" width="404" border="0" /> </p> <p>Here you will see how different the icon is. If your icon's inbox is not plain folder, you will have no problem with it, but if not, you will have the same issue I concerned and leaving it alone don't help a bit.</p> <p>I usually open at all time, but sometimes it's closed no matter it's intentionally or not. When I reopen it, as you know, Outlook which is a big butt program is not rea
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