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Best Free Outlook Add-ins
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| Microsoft Office Outlook has been around as part of the office suite since 1997, with newer versions released on average every two years. It was already at version 8 by 1997 with earlier versions for MS-DOS, Mac, etc. Although each new release comes with with some added features and functionality, there has always been room for improvement. As a result, there is a plethora of add-ins for this program, both freeware and commercial software. |
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HTML emails are always a potential security issue because they can contain hidden code for viruses, trojans, and other nasties. My personal policy is to delete any emails from unknown sources. However, if you want to safely examine a HTML email, PocketKnife Peek will give you a preview in plain text. It is a COM add-in that works with Outlook 2000 or later. It is compatible with any version of Windows capable of running the corresponding version of Outlook. RealAccount allows you to designate a default email account and signature for any Outlook Folder. Yet another free utility that provides functionality that should have been included in the original product. Lookout is a great utility for those of you who have amassed lots of pst files with hundreds or thousands of archived emails. It can index and search all pst files at once as opposed to the standard Outlook 2000 search, which can only do one pst file at a time. Microsoft has purchased the development of Lookout and no longer supports this utility since it has been superseded by Microsoft Windows Search. Xobni (inboX spelled backward) seems to have attracted a sizable crowd of enthusiastic users. Xobni's Outlook add-in saves you time finding email, conversations, contact info & attachments. I recommend a visit to their website, where current issues are discussed. |
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Requires Outlook 2000 - 2010 (32-bit only)
Additional software required: Outlook XP or 2003, plus the CDO library (Outlook optional component in Office setup tool). CDO is not included in a standard Outlook installation, so you may have to manually install it. If you encounter an OCX registering error, you may need to re-install Outlook, or the VB6 runtimes.
Additional software required: Outlook 2000, XP, 2003 and Microsoft .NET
Requires Outlook 2003/2007/2010
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What about http://www.OutlookFreeware.com?
I don't know where to put this. I searched for email signature tools and stuff, but couldn't find any. Can the moderator please put this where it goes? I do appreciate it!
There is a cool little tool that is way old, but is free and it will add your signature to your email and it should work with any email app that allows for a signature file and even web mail, if it allows for a sig file to be added.
It runs independent of the app. And it does rotating signatures (random, or one after the other) and you can set how long between switching sigs, etc. You can even pick different profiles (different user names).
I use it for everything that can add a sig, including forums! Anything that will look for, or allow you to specify where a sig file is (text file), should have no problem utilizing this great little tool!
As far as I know, it will work with every version of Windows since Win95 and thru to Win7, 32 & 64 Bit.
You can get it here:
http://fwolsink.home.xs4all.nl/
You also register there. If he doesn't answer for a while, just pop him another email. He'll get back to you at some point. The program is free, but you have to register to get rid of the annoying ad that it adds to the signature. It doesn't mess it up or anything, but who wants it there, right? :)
Anyway, thanks for putting this where it goes and enjoy! :)
At last I've come across a fee Outlook Add-in for an issue that I've had for ages - synchronizing Outlook and Google contact lists - there are products out there must most of them are paid and the free ones, like GoContacts, have never (for me at least) worked very well. Then I stumbled upon Outlook4Gmail - it does exactly what it says on the tin and from my first few uses does the job very well indeed and all from within Outlook, so there's no need to launch another application.
While on - an add-in that I've been using for ages is ODIR - it's a duplicate finder. It's a bit clumsy in the way it works (you have to let it work on one folder at a time and so if, like me you have loads of folders, checking your entire system can take a long time) and it does not appear to have been updated for ages, but it works very well and as all the duplicates are saved to a new folder you can double check what it has found before actually deleting anything
Hi,
is there an add-in for MS Outlook to save a single email (including Attachments) as .EML file by right-clicking?
Thanks,
Ingo
You can use "Export Messages to EML format" from OutlookFreeware.com
I need to be able to run multiple searches in different windows at once just like Outlook 2003 did! I can't in 2007! I AM using Xobni just to be able to search at all! Anyone ?????
I love Xobni and wish Outlook would buy them and integrate the plugin. Amazing how bad the Outlook search is and how good the Xobni search is.
Another good plugin that you might want to check out/review. ZoomInfo's Community Edition plugin. It runs in the back of your Outlook and then you get access to the ZoomInfo business profiles. Good prospecting info for sales people. Check it out.
http://www.zoominfo.com/business/products/ce.html
Does any one know an add-in that gives you statistic of outlook?
number of mails received a day, week, month, year, etc.
number of mails send a day, month, etc.
etc?
I'm using a search tool called Lookeen, which comes among other with exactly this kind of feature. It's called Lookeen Analytics. Further information on www.lookeen.net
Greets Frank
[Moderator's Note: Please be aware that Lookeen is not freeware. It has a 14 day trial, but is considered commercial software. I am leaving the reference or post here because I have not found an equivalent freeware product.]
Xobni Analytics gives you all kinds of info.
Try Xobni as it will give you some of what you are looking for.
Great Outlook add in for removing attachments.
http://www.kopf.com.br/outlook/
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Hello,
I want to know if you know about any options to add comment to inbox message. The point is that after I complete the issue with any inbox message, I want to leave some comment to help me remember what I did.
A Lot of thanks,
Beri
I get a status update email everyday regarding my project. I need to archive it in google docs or some other online service. Is there a component that does - right click and send email to that online service? Please let me know. Thanks.
I receive an incredible amount of attachments in my email. Occassionally, I want to remove all those attachments to keep the pst file from exceeding 2 GB. Try Outlook Attachment Remover at:
http://www.kopf.com.br/outlook/
Do anyone have a good system to sync outlook between two PCs - a laptop and a desktop in my case. I have a small netbook which I take with me and want to be able to see a copy of my outlook data (without deleting and re-copying the whole of the PST each time).
I sync outlook between home and work PCs by just creating a new data folder (PST file) and having it reside on a Flash drive. Just file your emails in this new PST and you'll always have them.
One word of caution. Outlook takes a few seconds to shut down after the main window goes away. Until the Outlook.exe process terminates all PST files are held open. If you have an activity light on your Flash drive then wait until it shows no activity AND use the eject option for the drive.
Does anyone know a free way to attach notes/comments and an outlook email/s
Yes, there is a free tool which can do that and it was actually mentioned in the list the last time I was reading the comments... anyway, it's called gumnotes, it attaches notes to emails, documents or even web pages, very nice indeed. Gumnotes.com is the site.
RedCritter is an Outlook Add-In platform with a gallery of Apps to choose from. It currently has Salesforce.com, Twitter, and more. Microsoft Silverlight developers can even use the included SDK to create and distribute their own Outlook enabled Apps. http://www.redcritter.com
Does anyone know of a Outlook addon or a way to automatically remove e-mail attachments (i.e. photos, videos, docs) from multiple e-mails and put them into a selected folder? Try to manage attachments and it is tedious work.
Could someone please inform me of the easiest way to find and remove duplicate messages fro Outlook 2007.
many thanks,
pastor ray
Odir (Outlook Duplicate Items remover)
http://www.vaita.com/ODIR.asp
Anyone know whether there's an add-in that alerts you when you have more than two or three email addresses in your To or cc box - I'm sure this would be useful to stop me sending all my contacts emnail addresses to everyone else!!
Thanks you
xobni is MALWARE (adware)
I cannot trust a company that endorses adware
I've run several versions of xobni and am very happy with it.
I think it is currently owned by Microsoft. (Never mind, a little searching suggests the deal didn't go through. (E.L.))
It has helped me find several misplaced or deleted emails and attachments.
Very handy. It should just be integrated into Outlook.
no it's not.... I have three adware software running all the time....buddy...it's not a malware...lol...
I used Lookout, but this doesn´t work with outlook 07...Now I search for a similar tool, doesn´t have to be freeware... has anybody a good advice?
I already tried xobni, but wasn´t satisfied with it, because it is more a gadget than a reliable search tool...
Thanks for help!
http://www.belshe.com/2007/12/06/how-to-install-lookout-on-outlook-2007/
I've tried it and it works flawlessly.
With Outlook 2007, Microsoft's own Windows Search should adequately do the job.
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