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Saturday, May 14, 2016 – Permalink –

Link up in Outlook

Let's get hyper

There can be more to creating a link than just typing the address

Any Internet address that you type into an Outlook message or other item becomes a hotlink that other Outlook users can use to get quickly to that resource.

For messages sent to non-Outlook users, the recipients' e-mail software determines whether the links are hot or not. Most e-mail software today supports hotlinks.

Just typing an Internet e-mail address does not create a hotlink that Outlook users can click on; you need to use the fully qualified URL with the mailto: or http:// prefix.

Slipstick.com:
Outlook Links

Outlook folders and items can also be added as hyperlinks in messages and other items.

Support.microsoft.com:
Using Hyperlinks to Access Outlook Folders and Items

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Labels: General, Links, Shortcuts, Tips, Tutorials

<Doug Klippert@ 3:07 AM

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Friday, April 01, 2016 – Permalink –

Get Hooked Up

Link to apps in Outlook

The Outlook bar is handy to jump from Mail to Contacts to Calendars, but you can do more with it.

If you can locate the EXE of a program, it can be dragged to the Outlook bar to create a shortcut.

Here is a collection of more things that can be done with hyperlinks.

Slipstick.com:
Using Microsoft Outlook Links

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Labels: Customize, General, Links, Shortcuts, Tips, Tutorials

<Doug Klippert@ 3:25 AM

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Thursday, April 23, 2015 – Permalink –

Auto Link

Outlook Contacts in Access

Automatically set up links to data outside of Access.
It still works in Access/Outlook '07-'13.

Try this:

Choose File >Open from the menu bar.
(Office button>Open in 2007)

Under Files Of Type choose Outlook().

Locate your Outlook PST files.

Choose Contacts, or if you have set up separate files for different groups choose an appropriate one.

The wizard walks you through the process of creating an Access database with a linked Contact table.

The changes made in Access will be reflected in Outlook and vice versa. If you want to create a new database that will link to other data that isn't in an Access format, you can do it quickly.
The classic way is to use the File>Get External Data >Link Tables method. However you can simply choose File >Open from the menu bar. Select the appropriate data format from the Files Of Type dropdown list (such as Microsoft Excel (*.xls)). Open the file and Access will automatically create an MDB file with the same name as the data source you selected and will set up links to the data. From there you can develop forms, queries and reports.

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Labels: Access, Contacts, General, Links, Shortcuts, Tips, Tutorials

<Doug Klippert@ 3:39 AM

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Sunday, March 15, 2015 – Permalink –

Link Browser

Error warning

You may see a warning about browser selection. It happened to me after playing with Firefox and then coming back home again.

Try going to Start>Run and entering:

regsvr32 Urlmon.dll

Here are other ways to do it:

In the following selections, you should know that The URL:Mailto Protocol is located at the top of the list proceeded by (None), not at the bottom with the other U's.

Microsoft KB;
The Locate Link Browser dialog box
appears when you open a Web link in an e-mail message in Outlook 2003

To resolve this problem, follow these steps to clear the Use DDE check box:

Double-click My Computer.

On the View menu, click Folder Options (or Tools>Folder Options).

On the File Types tab, click URL:MailTo Protocol in the Registered File Types list, and then click Edit.

In the Actions box, click Open, and then click Edit.

Click to remove the Use DDE check box, and then click OK.

Click Close two times.

Also:
Clicking a link opens the Locate Link dialog box (Firefox)

OpenExplorer

Select Tools and then Folder Options

Select the File Types tab

Select Extension: (NONE), File Type: URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol

Click Advanced toward the bottom of the window

In the Edit File Type window, select open and click Edit

Clear the check for DDE above the DDE message box (which should contain "%1" or similar)

Click OK, Click OK

Repeat for File Type: HyperText Transfer Protocol with Privacy and FTP In the "Locate Link Browser" box, go to C:/Disk/Program Files/Internet Explorer/iexplorer.exe. Select the application and click "OK." Or In the "Locate Link Browser" box, go to C Disk/programs/Mozilla/Firefox.exe. Select the application and click "OK."

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Labels: Customize, General, Links, Tips, Troubleshoot, Tutorials

<Doug Klippert@ 3:40 AM

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