Microsoft Outlook 2003

I have a question about Outlook 2003.

1. How do I make Outlook start up when I turn on my computer. I mean, I don't want the Outlook window to popup everytime I turn on my computer, I just want Outlook to be running in the background, in the taskbar.

2. Also, if I have outlook window open, and I minimize the widnow, Outlook is still running but it shows up in the Taskbar. How do I make it so when I CLOSE the window for Outlook, it also goes to the taskbar. So both, minimizing it, and closing it will make Outlook go to the taskbar

3. I use Outlook just for the Calander, Task, and Contacts. So what is the procedure to save all these info. I mean, lets say I am retoring my PC. So which file is it that I have to backup. I mean, is that such thing as a MS Outlook file. Like if you use MS Word 2003, you can save the file and call it whatever you want. But how do you save in Outlook?

4. How do I import and export my contacts? I mean, like, I want to export my contacts to Excel, how do I do this?

 

Come on someone please help me.

 

1. To make Outlook start when you run Windows:
1. Open the Start Menu
2. Find Outlook 2003
3. When you find it, drag it over the "Startup" folder on the Start menu.
4. When the start folder opens, drag Outlook into it.

2. To make Outlook only visible in the taskbar:
1. Run Outlook 2003
2. Find the Outlook 2003 icon in the task bar - right-click it
3. One of the options will be "Hide When Minimised" - tick it
4. Now, when you minimise Outlook, it will only appear in the task bar (to close it, click the X instead).

3. To back up files:
1. Use AutoArchive (you can read more about this by searching "AutoArchive" in MS Outlook 2003 help).

4. To Export your Contatcs:
1. Go to File > Import and Export
2. Choose "Export to File", click Next
3. Choose "Microsoft Excel Document", click Next
4. Choose your "Contacts" folder, click Next
5. Browse to where you want the file creating.


Hope this helps!
-Ale_Jrb-

 

Cool thanks, but how do I have Outlook to minimize to the task bar ever when your press X? Also, by putting Outlook in the Startup folder, ever time I turn on my PC, it is going to open up the Outlook window. I just want it to startup in the taskbar. How do I do this?

 

wwell you could not start it up at all when you log on and then open it when you want...

 

Well then that wouldn't be efficient would it? If we had to manually start up programs, then why even use a computer.

 

Try looking around the options/preferences panels in outlook for a startup splash uption.. Uncheck it for it to not appear.

 

Nope, can't find any option to do that.

 

1. You can't set it to minimise on X - set it like I told you, then use the Minimise button to get it to the task bar.
2. Set it up like I told you, you'll just have to minimise it when its done loading. Serously - how long does minimising a window take?