Microsoft Outlook - Email

Outlook - How to set default browser for web links in emails

If website links are opening in Microsoft Edge, rather than your preferred default browser (Chrome, Firefox, etc.), check your Outlook settings.

1. Open Microsoft Outlook
2. Click on File, and then Options in the left menu.
3. In Outlook options window, click on Advanced in the left menu.
4. Scroll down to "File and browser preferences"
5. By "Open hyperlinks from Outlook in", click on drop down menu and select Default Browser

Outlook - Reset your view settings

A recent Microsoft update may have changed your Outlook view. Follow the steps below to restore it to the most commonly preferred settings.

1. Open Outlook
2. Click on Inbox folder 
3. Under View tab in top menu bar:
   1. Click on Change View button, select Compact
   2. Click on View Settings button, then click on the button to reset current view
      
      
   3. If your reading pane isn't showing, under View tab, click on Reading Pane button and select Right
      

Outlook - Allow Group Calendars

Outlook 365’s new ‘Shared Calendar Improvements’ feature blocks adding reference groups or group calendars. To add existing group calendars, you must turn off this setting first.

How to video: Outlook - Allow Group Calendars (1 minute)

1. Open Outlook
2. Click on File in the upper right corner
3. Click on Account Settings button and select Account Settings
4. Double click on your e-mail address under E-mail tab
5. Click on More Settings button
6. Click on the Advanced tab
7. Uncheck "Turn on shared calendar improvements (preview)"
8. Click OK to exit Microsoft Exchange window
9. Click Next in the Exchange Account Settings window
10. Click Done in the Exchange Account Settings window
11. Click Close to exit Account Settings window
12. Close Outlook and re-open Outlook.

How to check and update Microsoft Office manually

1. Open Word
2. Click on File in the upper left corner
3. Click on Account in left menu
   • If on a smaller screen, you may need to click More and then Account
4. Under Product Information, click on Update Options box and click Update Now
5. At this point, Microsoft will let you know if Office is up-to-date or will start downloading and installing updates.
   • During updates, you will be prompted when you need to close out of any open Office programs.

How to video:  https://www.screencast.com/t/pAQcIZ04qY7 (1 minute, no audio)