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Hey, Scripting Guy! Can I Share My Microsoft Outlook Calendar via E-Mail?

(image)   (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I really like the ability to export my calendar into a shareable format with Microsoft Outlook. It is really cool, but can I accomplish this by using a Windows PowerShell script?-- MB (image) Hello MB, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. In 30 minutes, I have a Live Meeting with Karen, our ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Can I Use Windows PowerShell to Create a New Outlook Inbox Rule?

(image)   (image) Hey Scripting Guy! I would absolutely love to see a Windows PowerShell script that would create a new inbox rule in Microsoft Outlook. I have looked all over the Internet and have come up blank. I have asked friends, and people at work and no one seems to know how to do this. I am not sure it can actually be ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Tell Which Outlook Rules I Have Created?

(image)    (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I don’t know about you, but it seems that I am getting overwhelmed at work with e-mail. In the old days, e-mail was not much of a problem and it was a great way to communicate. Today, I get so much e-mail that it would actually take all day for me to read it. The problem is that some of ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! With Windows PowerShell Can I Get a List of E-Mail I Have Marked for Follow-Up?

(image) (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I don’t know about you, but I get a ton of e-mail every day. Of course, I use inbox rules to filter my e-mail, but one thing that I seem to miss is e-mail that has been marked for follow-up. I would love to see a Windows PowerShell script that will troll my inbox and display a list of e-mail messages ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Display My Office Outlook Appointments Without Starting Office Outlook?

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I live and I die by my Office Outlook calendar. But Office Outlook sometimes seems to be rather slow when I am logging on first thing in the morning. When I have to boot up my laptop, log on to the network, start Office Outlook, and wait for five minutes just to see what my appointments are, it seems to be a bit ...