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Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I format a series of numbers as a phone number in Windows PowerShell?-- HR Hey, HR. You know, formatting is all about making things look a little nicer and a little more presentable. That’s why the Scripting Guy who writes this column always finds it strange when people ask him formatting questions. A little nicer and...

Hey, Scripting Guy! We have a folder full of Word documents in which the author had an unfortunate tendency to use a strange font from time-to-time. How can I use a script to go in and replace just that strange font with Arial?-- Z D-F Hey, Z D-F. You know, when “desktop publishing” first came into vogue, the Scripting Guy who writes this column...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Often-times while browsing the Internet I run across Web pages where they used a bulleted list, except that they use little pictures as the bullets. Can I add that type of a bulleted list to my HTAs?-- JA Hey, JA. You know, as a long-time baseball coach, the Scripting Guy who writes this column knows exactly how to answer tha...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I go through all the emails in an Outlook folder and determine which messages are flagged for follow-up and which messages were flagged for follow-up but are now complete?-- KF Hey, KF. We’ll be honest with you: we’re going to try to get to your question today, but first we’ve got something far more important to do. Y...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I change a service description?-- DD Hey, DD. Well, we hope you’re happy, DD. Now the Scripting Guy who writes this column will never be able to sleep again – and it’s all your fault! Sure, we’ll explain what we mean by that; after all, now that we are no longer able to sleep we have plenty of time for stuff like that...