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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 tell if any of my contacts have a birthday this month?-- VG Hey, VG. You sly fox, you: how did you know that the Scripting Guy who writes this column is celebrating his birthday?!? And no, you don’t need to send him a present; after all, he writes this column because he loves his work, not because he expects people ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I apply a theme to a Microsoft Word document?-- YP Hey, YP. You know, things finally seem to be getting back to normal here in the Seattle area. The weather over this past weekend was in the mid-50s, which is where it should be this time of year. (Actually it should be in the mid-80s, but ….) The University of Washing...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I put the date that a Microsoft Word document was last saved in the footer of that document? Oh: and how can I center that footer while I’m at it?-- GH Hey, GH. Well, the best way to go about – say, wait a second here: that sounds suspiciously like two questions, one about putting the last-saved date in the footer, th...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I use a blank row to separate rows of data in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet?-- AR Hey, AR. You know, most people believe that the Scripting Guys all think alike, that we always agree on everything. That’s not true, though; instead, like any other team, we disagree from time-to-time. Sure, the team would be best-served...