It’s pretty common to run into performance issues with certain applications, especially if those applications are running for a long time, or if there are a lot of open programs on your computer. Many of these performance issues are due to unnecessary features of these programs, however, and by changing certain settings you can see […]

When you delete an email or a contact in Microsoft Outlook 2013, that item goes to your Trash folder or your Deleted Items folder. If you discover later that you need that item, you can restore it from the trash. But if you don’t empty your trash, especially for a long period of time, it […]

The reminder feature in Microsoft Outlook 2013 offers a helpful way for you to receive notifications about upcoming appointments or tasks. The reminders are shown on a pop-up window, but are also indicated by a reminder sound. Depending on the amount that you use the reminder feature, these reminders could become overwhelming, and that sound […]

It can be difficult to keep track of your schedule when you are in a chaotic environment, or if your schedule often fills up far in advanced with meetings and tasks. Remembering all of them is usually not very easy, so it is helpful to use a tool like a calendar to keep track of […]

Are the emails that you write in Microsoft Outlook 2013 just sitting in your inbox? Often this can occur because you aren’t connected to the Internet, or because your email provider is down. But if you have already ruled out those as potential reasons, then it’s possible that there is a setting that you can […]

Some emails are more important than others. Your inbox likely receive a high number of unimportant or unwanted emails every day, such as irrelevant updates or notifications from coworkers, newsletters from all kinds of different companies, and just a general mix of messages that you probably don’t need to open or read. But occasionally you […]

Spell checking is an important last step to take before you send an email message. Spelling mistakes can be embarrassing and, depending on the nature of the mistake, even change the actual meaning of the words that you have typed. By default Outlook 2013 will only spell check the new message that you are typing […]

There are a lot of different places in Outlook 2013 that you can click to adjust settings, access tools, and perform actions. One of these options is a navigation row at the bottom of the window that lets you navigate between several different items such as your calendar, mail, contacts, and more. You might be […]

Spell check is a very useful tool that is available in word processing documents, on phones, and almost any device where you need to do a lot of typing. It’s easy to make spelling mistakes, and not everyone knows how to spell every word that they might need to write. One area where you might […]

Outlook 2013 has a helpful setting where it allows you to specify the hours at which you are at work. Once these hours are set you will be able to view the Work Week and Week views in the Calendar section of Outlook 2013 with grayed out blocks for when you aren’t scheduled to be […]