[nfbcs] Outlook 2010 Conundrums

[Mike Freeman]

Thanks, Fred.

Great suggestion! I'll try it. Glad to know I'm not alone.

Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: Fred Wurtzel <f.wurtzel at att.net>
To: "'Ationfb in Computer Science Mailing List'" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
Date: Wednesday, Jan 5, 2011 17:25:14
Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Outlook 2010 Conundrums

>
>
> Hi Mike,
> 
> I just installed Office 2010 this past week.  I am having a very similar
> problem.  I hav 3 email accounts and have discovered that, for some reason,
> there is a separate folder for each account with the account name as
> described in the accounts dialog.  I have not figured out how to actually
> have my mail placed in the inbox.  By going toe the folders (control Y) and
> typing the first letter of the account P for Pop, for example and you should
> get into the folder for that account.  I am not sure how to fix this, yet.
> 
> Warmest Regards,
> 
> Fred
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Mike Freeman
> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 7:39 PM
> To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
> Subject: [nfbcs] Outlook 2010 Conundrums
> 
> Hello, all.
> 
> Santa was very kind to me this last Christmas; I thought surely he'd leave
> me with a lump of coal.  However, instead he left me a wireless keyboard for
> my iPhone and a new computer.  And therein lies the reason for this post.
> It's a 64-29t machine with a fast processor, upgraded sound card and large
> (for a laptop) hard drive.  And, much to my chagrin, it obviously runs
> Windows 7.  This means I have to get used to a bit different interface and
> no more Outlook Express.  So I bought Office 2010.  Hence, I have questions
> about Outlook 2010.
> 
> I managed to get it configured for my Panix account although the automatic
> configuration chose IMAP instead of POP3 for the incoming mail protocol.  I
> received messages okay the first evening of use and test messages from the
> account configuration menu still work.  But I can't seem to download
> messages from Panix and see them in my inbox.  I don't know whether
> something's bum in folder synchronization (I'd rather avoid this altogether
> but it's part of the IMAP process).  Also, I seem to have run into the
> problem wherein I'm not accessing the inbox I did the first evening (which
> may be part of the problem).  I don't know what, if anything, I changed.  I
> have a feeling it's sort of like the Outlook Express problem wherein the
> program creates new folders with (1), (2), etc. when creating folders with
> the same name for an account (that's why there's an involved procedure for
> manually restoring folders).  Anyway, I'm stumped.  I'm sorry I can't give
> you an exact error message.
> 
> I can find the individual email messages under the Start Menu search box
> when I type Outlook in it to bring up the program.  But I can't seem to get
> Outlook to see them again.
> 
> Sorry for the confusing description.  I'm having to learn Windows 7 and
> Outlook 2010 at the same time.  I there a way to re-initialize Outlook
> without uninstalling/installing Office again?
> 
> T I A!
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
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