Understanding Outlook
Understanding best practices to protect Outlook data
A question/issue seen frequently is how to protect Outlook data on machines used by multiple users. To summarize what can and can’t be done Once a user is logged into the Windows account, there is no way to password protect an Outlook profile which means any user can open Outlook using any existing profile by […]
Understanding Auto-Complete versus Contact folders
There is a frequent mis-understanding about the difference between the Outlook AddressBook and auto-complete cache in terms of what contacts are stored and where. Outlook AddressBook The Outlook AB is a specialized view of the contact folders that have been configured to be a member of the AB. The first email account configured in the […]
Understanding where Outlook contacts are stored
A topic of confusion seen frequently relates to contact folders in terms of how many are created, where these are stored and how this integrates with the auto-complete cache. The focus on this article is on Outlook ‘2013/’2016 Overview of how Outlook contact folders are created The first email account configured in an Outlook profile […]
Understanding the difference email account/address hacking and hijacking
A frequent question posted in various forums is a concern about an individual’s email account getting hacked because there are countless emails being sent out using the email address which the individual says were not sent by them. There are two very important things at play which must be kept in mind. The first is […]
