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Ten Simple, Helpful Microsoft Outlook 2010 Tips

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Microsoft's Outlook 2010 got more of a makeover than any of the other applications in Microsoft Office 2010. It's got new and improved features throughout and now uses the Ribbon interface everywhere, instead of only in some windows, as in the 2007 version. It's a big complex app; no matter how many tricks you know for this league-leading email client, there are always more to learn. We've put together ten simple but powerful tips that apply mostly to new features in Office 2010, and also to a few older features that work differently from the way they worked before Office 2010. Stay tuned for more installments of Office 2010 tips. Click on the slideshow below to read the rest of our Outlook 2010 tips story.

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