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Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Set a Reminder on All My Office Outlook Appointments?

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! My manager does not like appointment reminders; therefore every meeting request she sends is without reminders.  I like reminders and I try to remember to turn them on, but sometimes I forget; that means that if I'm not on top of my schedule, I can miss a meeting. How can I write a script that will go ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Schedule an All-Day Event in Microsoft Office Outlook?

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I schedule an all-day event in Microsoft Office Outlook?-- RL (image) (image) (image) Hey, RL. Have you ever heard the expression “every dog has its day”? Well, if you haven’t, the idea is that sooner or later everyone will have their moment in the sun, that sooner or later everyone will ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Run a Script Any Time Office Outlook is Started?

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I run a script any time Outlook is started?-- AT(image) (image) (image) Hey, AT. Today is Wednesday, and Wednesday is a busy day here at TechEd IT Forum. For one thing, this afternoon the Scripting Guys will be making a guest appearance at the TechNet Magazine booth. What will they be doing there? Well, ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Determine the Age, in Years, of an Office Outlook Contact?

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! Given the birthday for one of my Office Outlook contacts, how can I tell how old that person is?-- JC(image) (image) (image) Hey, JC. We have to tell you, JC, that you initially gave us quite a start with this question. Why? Well, when the Scripting Guy who writes this column sat down to write this column, he ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Save the Attachments for All My New Office Outlook Messages?

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I’ve been testing your script for saving all the attachments in your Outlook Inbox, and it works great. However, I have a question: is it possible to get this script to run only against new emails?-- CN(image) (image) (image) Hey, CN. Welcome to today’s Hey, Scripting Guy! column, brought to you on-location ...