Outlook PST File Fix and Repair

Do you need to add your holidays into your Outlook, well here is the easiest way to do it;

• Go to the tools menu
• Click options
• Click calendar options
• Under calendar options click add holidays
• Select the check box next to each country/region whose holidays you want to add to your calendar
• Click OK
• Done

Here are a few shortcuts you can use in your Outlook;

• Ctrl-Enter: Send message or note
• Ctrl-Shift-S: Ctrl-Shift-S
• F5: Get mail
• Ctrl-Shift-I: Jump directly to your Inbox folder
• Ctrl-Shift-B: Open your Address Book
• Ctrl-Shift-E: Create a new folder inside the currently active one

Fix Outlook 2003 Errors and Problems

Do you want to add a background image to emails in Outlook instead of nothing (or a basic color), then here is how you do it;

Outlook 2007

• Open Outlook
• Start a new message
• Make sure your email uses HTML formatting
• Click options
• Click page color
• Click fill effects
• Click the picture tab
• Select picture
• Find your picture
• Click insert
• Done

Outlook 2000, 2002, 2003

• Open Outlook
• Start a new message
• Make sure your email uses HTML formatting
• Click format > background > fill effects
• Click picture tab
• Click select picture
• Find your picture
• Click ok
• Done

You will all notice that when you first login to Outlook 2007 you go directly to the Outlok today page that has features like a calendar and tasks.

Personally I want to go directly to my emails and not be bothered to be told what day it is so you can edit your startup folder to go directly to your emails. To do this just follow these points;

• Open Outlook 2007
• In the startup page click the link at the top right – Customize Outlook Today
• Under startup uncheck the following
  • When starting, go directly to Outlook Today
• Click save settings
• Done

PST File Error Code 0×80040116

You will get this error code (0×80040116) when;

“Outlook.pst can not be accessed – 0×80040116″

This issue may occur if the index of the .pst file is damaged.

You need to run a PST file repair software to fix the 0×80040116 error and start sending and recieving emails again. To run the software simply click the link below to install the Outlook PST repair software.

PST File Repair Software – Free Download

For any reason you may at some stage need to rename a folder in outlook, well here are two methods you can use;

• Simply right click on the folder and select rename folder

or,

• Click view
• Click folder list
• Click the folder you want renamed
• Click file
• Click folder
• Select rename folder
• Add the new name
• Done

Manage Outlook 2007 PST Files – Free Download

This is a quick tweak you can do to turn off the RSS feed on your Outlook 2007, because your mailbox could get completely full of all your IE7 RSS feeds.

To turn off your RSS feeds in Outlook 2007 just do this;

• Open Outlook 2007
• Click tools
• Click options
• Select other tab
• Click advanced options
• Uncheck Sync RSS feeds to the Common Feed List
• OK

Fix Outlook 2007 PST Files – Free Download

Have you had a major motherboard crash on your PC but need to recover some PST files, well there are a few options you can try (as long as you can save your hard drive).

You need to put your old hard drive in an external case and attach it to another PC via the USB port.

Option 1

• Make sure your old hard drive is joined to your computer
• Open my computer
• Find the drive of your external (usually E)
• All your PST files should be located in this location;
  • E:/documents and settings/username/localsettings/application data/Microsoft/Outlook/Outlook.pst

Option 2

• Open my computer and click on your external drive
• Now you can search for your pst files

Option 3

• Try using the PST repair software that should be able to recover and repair any lost PST files
• To run the software just click the link below and follow the prompts
• PST Repair Software – Click Here to Download

Do you want to be able to send and recieve email in Outlook in just plain text, then follow these instructions;

Receive Plain Text Emails Outlook 2003

• Open Outlook
• Click tools
• Click preferences
• Click email options
• Find the message handling area
• Check ‘read all standard mail in plain text’
• Done

Receive Plain Text Emails Outlook 2007

• Open outlook
• Click tools
• Click trust center
• Click email security
• Check ‘read all standard mail in plain text’
• Done

Send Mail in Plain Text Outlook 2003

• Open outlook
• Click tools
• Click options
• Select mail format tab
• Under the send in this format area click plain text
• Done

Send Mail in Plain Text Outlook 2007

• Open outlook
• Click tools
• Click options
• Select mail format tab
• Find the message format area
• From the drop down select plain text
• Done

Repair Outlook 2003 and 2007 – Free Download

You will get this error code (0×80040119) when;

“An unknown error has occurred. 0×80040119″

You will get this error when there is a failure in sending or reading emails resulting in problems with your Outlook.

You need to run a PST file repair software to fix the 0×80040119 error and start sending and recieving emails again. To run the software simply click the link below to install the Outlook PST repair software.

PST File Repair Software – Free Download