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Setting up mail forwarding of an account with no Outlook license
Hi, Currently we have an account that can be used to log into office.com. There's no Outlook license applied to the account. As a result, if someone sends an email to it, it will be sent back because it's not a valid email address. (e.g. due to not having a license, there's no mailbox). I was wondering if it's possible to setup mail forwarding on this account? Or would it require an Outlook license? Sincerely, JasonJasonYeungJan 16, 2026Brass Contributor7Views0likes0CommentsOutlook changing styles/colors of incoming email?
HI friends - I recently got an email from a research org named ORCid and I noted when I received the email that it was hard to read - the text was a lightt grey on white, or light grey on dark grey in dark mode: I emailed ORCid back and explained that this was going to fail any WCAG/Accessibility checks, and could they take a look. I spoke back and forth with their internal developer who insisted that it didnt look like that on being sent - he sent me examples from his own inbox as proof: And these look perfectly fine. Weirdly - when I forwarded this email to a colleague, they showed me on their screen it appeared as intended with the tetxt darker and more legible. They forwarded it back to me - and surely enough, it looks correct. This using the Outlook desktop app in both old and new mode - and dark or light profile - and also in the web outlook as well. Im really confused as to how/why when I receive it the first time it looks so unreadable? Any advice would be awesome.Beardy2260Jan 16, 2026Copper Contributor57Views0likes1CommentFormula columns in classic Outlook - count of recipients?
Rather than the standard "to" column that shows the names of everyone the email was sent to, I would like to see a count of aliases the email was addressed to. Is this something that can be done with a formula-type column? Bonus points if it can separate out to and cc into separate counts.18Views0likes1CommentSpam and Junk
I have been using MS Windows almost from the day it was invented, at least since I purchased my first computer in the 1960's and similarly using MS Office in all its guises. Throughout that time I have been totally satisfied other than minor glitches, some of which were my fault. So why am I publishing this now? Because I am totally fed up with Junk and Spam. I have been diligently reporting it through the MS Report tool but I have concluded that far from reducing the number (50+ a day!) the number is actually increasing. Completely unrealistic email addresses happily pass through whatever filters are supposedly in place, threats that MS products are about to be disconnected are regularly received, threats that I have not paid for services I have never had (and don't want!) - the list is long. Why isn't the MS filter system working? A friend who uses Apple (I didn't mean to swear!) gets zero spam messages. If Apple can do it why not MS? Even as I have been typing this I have received a message saying my outlook account is going to be deleted. Please don't put this back on me, suggesting I change my email. I have a large email address book which would be a nightmare to change and not least probably cost a significant sum.BaffledJan 16, 2026Copper Contributor11Views0likes1CommentHow to Convert OST to EMLX Without Losing Attachments or Formatting
When migrating emails from Outlook to Apple Mail on macOS, you have to pick an approach that maintains all of the information in your OST files. Gadgets To convert OST to EMLX without losing formatting or attachments, a specialized tool called Baer OST to EMLX Converter has been created. By preserving folder structure, email content, and information attachments, it guarantees data integrity. Since it enables you to work using multiple OST files simultaneously, bulk conversion is ideal for personal as well as business usage. The intuitive interface makes the process simple for laypeople and amateurs, taking just a few clicks for completion. The app gives you full control over your data and permits you to see mail and export individual files. This tool is reliable and trustworthy.arthurmorganJan 16, 2026Copper Contributor56Views0likes3CommentsOutlook for Mac missing ToDo
Since a recent update, our Mac clients don't have any way to view ToDo or Tasks in the New Outlook. The tasks don't show in the My Day/Task pane, nor do we have a ToDo Icon ion the left sidebar like users of New Outlook on Windows do. Accessing OWA is now the only way for users to see tasks/flagged emails, but very much not the preferred solution since there IS a desktop client which should do that. Microsoft® Outlook for Mac Version 16.105 (26011018) This is a serious usability issue, is this really a design decision or some sort of an issue?Ondrej_SimecekJan 16, 2026Copper Contributor75Views0likes2CommentsHow to stop conversation threads from automatically expanding in the inbox
I have my inbox grouped by conversation. It appears as one email header with an arrow on the left indicating that it is a conversation which is great. The problem is that when I select the conversation, automatically my inbox expands showing every email in the conversation. I dont want it to expand automatically. I want it to remain condensed until I tell it to expand. Is there anyway to do this? It is driving me crazysamsgcJan 15, 2026Copper Contributor24KViews1like10Comments'Ghost' To Do Task Visible in Counter of 'All' - But Nowhere Else - Unable to View 'All'
I have an interesting case in Classic Outlook (Version 2511). There is an extra item in the 'All' counter in To Do that is only visible in one instance of Outlook. If I use Outlook on the web or the To Do app itself - all tasks and counts are accurate. Even the Planner app in Teams shows the correct tasks and number of them. In my Outlook Classic at home it works properly and displays the number of tasks correctly. But not in my Outlook Classic at work. In fact - if you try to click on the 'All' itself - the display simply blanks out and you have to close and re-open Outlook to get To Do to open again. I've tried the obvious already. Thinking because it only happens in Outlook Classic at work - I've already completely wiped my ost file and rebuilt it from scratch. I've started outlook with various 'clean' flags. None of them have been able to clear the phantom count that will crash To Do from within classic Outlook. What is being overlooked? As you can see below - the number of 'All' is always one more than what it should be.eherbergJan 15, 2026Copper Contributor9Views0likes0CommentsCannot unlock my Microsoft account, SMS verification not working
Hi, I need help with a blocked Microsoft account. When I try to sign in, the system asks for my phone number to unblock the account. The first SMS took too long to arrive and when I tried again I received an error message and cannot retry. I tried another phone number but I did not receive any SMS and now I cannot use my original number again. I tried all support options through https://support.microsoft.com/home/contact . I changed my password twice, completed the account recovery form, changed the password again, cleared cache, switched networks, changed browsers and used incognito mode. Nothing worked. When I enter my main number, it shows “Something went wrong” and does not go to the next step. When I use another number, I receive the “Try another verification method” error, even though no other method is available. My account is still logged in on my phone, but I cannot unlock it on the web or on other devices. I have had this account for more than 10 years and everything is linked to it. I even created another email to contact Microsoft Support, but it always redirects me to the same link and I cannot open an actual support ticket. Could someone from Microsoft please help me unblock my account or escalate this issue? I can provide any additional verification if needed. Thank you.67Views0likes1CommentFavorites shared folders not displaying related shared account
New problem with Outlook 20251212003.10 I have plenty shared mailbox, with every Inbox folder as Favorite to directly see when there is new incoming mails in some of it... Before, Outlook appended the account name to the folders having the same name... But not anymore... it's really problematic... How can i distinguish my different shared accounts ?SolvedantarexJan 15, 2026Copper Contributor305Views0likes4Comments
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