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Tech Tip : Give Vaguely Named Emails A Useful Subject If important emails arrive with unhelpful subjects such as “Hello” or “Update”, classic Outlook lets you rename them, making them easier to identify and find later. Why Is This Useful? Adding a customer name, project reference or invoice number gives the message a more meaningful

Find Email Attachments Without Opening Every Message If you remember receiving a document but cannot find the email, Outlook’s attachment search can help you locate it without opening messages individually. Why Is This Useful? An invoice, contract or project document can easily disappear into a busy mailbox, particularly when you cannot remember the sender or

Tech Tip : Turn An Email Into Time Set Aside For The Work If an email contains a job you need to complete, classic Outlook can turn it into a calendar appointment, helping you reserve time for the work while keeping the instructions attached to that time slot. Why Is This Useful? Flagging an email

Protect Important Folders From Ransomware Windows includes a lesser-known security feature called Controlled Folder Access that can stop untrusted apps changing files in important folders such as Documents, Pictures and Desktop, helping protect them from ransomware. Why Is This Useful? Ransomware often works by encrypting or changing files so you can no longer access them.

Microsoft Combines Its Copilot Apps Microsoft has combined its standalone consumer Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot apps into a single updated Copilot experience, simplifying a confusing product line while making its AI assistant a more direct gateway into Word, Excel, Outlook and the rest of Microsoft 365. Why Were There Two Copilot Apps? For many

Tech News : Microsoft Pays Bug-Finders $20 Million Microsoft has paid more than US$20 million to ethical hackers over the past year, its largest bug bounty payout ever, reflecting how the company is increasingly relying on independent security researchers to help identify vulnerabilities before cyber criminals can exploit them. Bug Bounty Programme Payouts Up The

Company Check : Windows 11 Slims Down Microsoft is redesigning parts of Windows 11 to use less memory, a move that could help millions of older and lower-cost PCs remain responsive as rising RAM prices make hardware upgrades increasingly expensive. Why Is Microsoft Doing This? The company has confirmed that reducing Windows’ memory footprint has

Tech Tip : Find Email Attachments Faster In Outlook If you’re trying to find a PDF, Word document or spreadsheet someone emailed you weeks or even months ago, Outlook’s search tools can narrow down the results in seconds, saving you from scrolling endlessly through your Inbox. Why It Works Rather than searching every email, Outlook