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How Can I List the Addresses in My Sent Items Folder in an Excel Spreadsheet?

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I get a list of all the email addresses in my Sent Items and then write those addresses to an Excel spreadsheet?-- RD(image) (image) (image) Hey, RD. As a matter of fact, yes, we are having problems focusing on work today. Granted, that’s true most days. However, at least today it’s understandable, ...

How Can I Get a List of Appointments for a Specific Month?

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I get a list of my appointments for a specific month (for example, all my appointments for December, 2007)?-- HG (image) (image) (image) Hey, HG. We’ll get to your question in just a moment. Before we do that, however, the Scripting Guy who writes this column wants to take a little time and enjoy the ...

How Can I Save Emails That Are More Than One Month Old?

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I save all the items in my Sent Items folder that are more than one month old?-- RS(image) (image) (image) Hey, RS. You know, we’d like to answer this question; we really would. However, the Scripting Guy who writes this column is leaving on vacation tomorrow, which means that – being an important ...

How Can I Create a New Outlook Distribution List Based On the Membership of an Active Directory Group?

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I create a new Outlook distribution list based on the membership of an Active Directory group?-- HKM (image) (image) (image) Hey, HKM. Before we launch into today’s column we’d like to make a nomination for the Most Courageous Scripting Performance of the Year. With all due modesty, that would be ...