There is a known issue when using the well-known email program called IncrediMail, with its latest stable version 2.0. Regardless of the version of Windows that IncrediMail 2.0 is running, in this problem scenario, every time you click to open an email, nothing happens, as if IncrediMail’s emails are frozen. This freezing problem is caused by corrupted indexes that IncrediMail is using. These indexes are located in the Message Store folder. How to Locate The Message Store Folder To access the Message Store folder, you need to know from your… Read More
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Emails forwarded using Outlook 2007 or 2010 are not showing the embedded images. Why? How to solve this problem?
This is a very rare issue with MS Outlook 2007 or Outlook 2010. When sending or forwarding an email with embedded pictures, the receiver will get the email but the pictures are not shown. The receivers have checked that their email programs were allowed to download and view images. Did this happen to you? Imagine this scenario: If you have had this scenario, it is then time to conclude that the problem is with your Outlook 2010 (or 2007). Again, this is not a common issue so only few people can… Read More
Email Tip: How to restore or revert to your old Yahoo Mail interface
With the good intentions of providing a better mailing experience among millions of Yahoo Mail users, recently Yahoo Mail launched its newly improved interface that triggers mixed reactions among the people. Some people want the new changes, but other people want the old Yahoo Mail. As described in this previous article, Yahoo Mail now offers a lot of features for their users. Features that are similar or even better than those in Hotmail, Gmail or AOL. But for those who do not want these changes, there is still a way to… Read More
Email Tip: How to get rid of the Sign in to Windows Live Mail pop up
Starting with Windows Vista, Microsoft changed its built-in email client for the better. The former Outlook Express of Windows XP become Windows Live Mail, an integral part of the Windows Live Essentials software suite. For Windows Live Mail users, especially if they are using a Microsoft account with their email client, can encounter a problem regarding a perpetual prompt of the sign in screen for Windows Live Mail that looks like this screen below: Basically, this screen is not required in order to use Windows Live Mail. This is only… Read More
Copying your existing contacts to Gmail
This article describes how you can add your existing address book or contacts to your Gmail account provided that the following conditions are true: You are using an email program like Thunderbird, MS Outlook 2003, 2007, 2010 or others; and You are accessing your Gmail account using a web browser. To be able to copy your existing contacts in your email program, like MS Outlook, to your Gmail account, you need to first EXPORT your contacts as a CSV file using your email program’s Export function. For MS Outlook, the… Read More
How to import your saved contacts or address book to Outlook 2010
You can easily save your existing MS Outlook contacts or address book by exporting them into a CSV file. This process is documented in my previous article. However, even if the contacts are not coming from MS Outlook 2010, you can still use them in your MS Outlook 2010 software. For instance, you have an older version of MS Outlook like 2003 or 2010, you can still use this saved address book file with your MS Outlook 2010 provided that the exported file meets the CSV requirement of MS Outlook. If… Read More
How to export contacts or address book in Outlook 2010
Suppose you have thousands of email addresses or contacts in your MS Outlook 2010 and you want to move this contacts to your MS Outlook 2010 in another computer, or when you simply want to have a safe backup copy of your emails, all you need to do is export your contacts as an external file. This will give you a CSV file that opens in MS Excel. To export all your contacts from Outlook 2010, follow these detailed procedures: Step 1: Open MS Outlook 2010 Step 2: In the bottom left panel,… Read More
Ways to send huge files through email or chat
Sometimes you might need to send a file through the internet to your contacts or to specific group of people. This is usually done using email. However, when the file to be sent is too huge, it can exceed the file attachment size limit of most email providers. Most email providers only allow an attachment NOT more than 25MB. If you have a file that is a little biger than 25MB, you can try to compress it using WinZip or WinRar and see if the compressed file is smaller now… Read More
Importing Contacts to Hotmail/Outlook Account
If you are using a web browser to access your Hotmail account, (or MSN account or Live account), you can add your existing contacts or those contacts of your other accounts to your Hotmail following the steps described in this article. With Hotmail, you can import (transferring or copying) your contacts from Gmail, Yahoo Mail, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, or using an exported address book in a file form, which is usually a CSV file. To know the steps in exporting your contacts from another account, or from an email program… Read More
How to recall an email sent using MS Outlook 2010
Have you tried sending an email to a wrong person and you want to retrieve the said email before the person could have actually read it? This kind of situation can really make you feel uneasy and sometimes critical. This is because the email message can contain a confidential information that must only be read by the right contact. However, if you are using an email software especially MS Outlook 2010, you can recall the email message sent in error. In order to recall an email sent in error using… Read More