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Merging duplicate
contacts in Outlook.
People module a new feature in Outlook accesses user contacts from across the internet. Facebook, LinkedIn, and Yahoo to name a few. With that, duplicate contacts can be generated by Outlook. Here is how you merge those contacts.
People module a new feature in Outlook accesses user contacts from across the internet. Facebook, LinkedIn, and Yahoo to name a few. With that, duplicate contacts can be generated by Outlook. Here is how you merge those contacts.
Click your contact
select - home – people
on the right side of the screen click – link contacts
a dialog box will pop up with details for multiple entries of the selected contact
key in identifying information for that contact like name, nickname etc.
Outlook will parse contacts looking for entries that might be the same person.
Internet Connectivity
When using a wireless network simply reboot your modem, router, and PC. If this does not work check your pc’s wireless adapter and the drivers. PC manufacturers always have a site to download updated drivers. If your wireless network adapter is a USB key. Try a reboot, and reinsert your usb key. Sometimes they act really funky.
select - home – people
on the right side of the screen click – link contacts
a dialog box will pop up with details for multiple entries of the selected contact
key in identifying information for that contact like name, nickname etc.
Outlook will parse contacts looking for entries that might be the same person.
Internet Connectivity
When using a wireless network simply reboot your modem, router, and PC. If this does not work check your pc’s wireless adapter and the drivers. PC manufacturers always have a site to download updated drivers. If your wireless network adapter is a USB key. Try a reboot, and reinsert your usb key. Sometimes they act really funky.
These steps should fix most issues. However, if your IPv4
address and your DHCP address do not match you have another issue. To check ip
config you must use the command line. Here is how.
Press the windows key, or go to the lower left hand corner
of the screen and click the windows icon.
type CMD. Then type ipconfig/all thi will list ip addresses. On home and small office networks the first three numbers should match. If not consider reconfiguring or resetting the router. On the other hand, some software firewalls can block internet access which means they need to be switched off using the control panel.
type CMD. Then type ipconfig/all thi will list ip addresses. On home and small office networks the first three numbers should match. If not consider reconfiguring or resetting the router. On the other hand, some software firewalls can block internet access which means they need to be switched off using the control panel.
Malicious Software
If you think you have a virus or malware infection boot into safe mode. Here is how. Reboot your pc when your machine gets to the Windows start-up screen hit the f8 key. Your should be at the Windows Advanced Options Menu. From the list press the down arrow and select Safe Mode with Networking. While in Safe Mode run-disk cleanup(accessories-system tools-disk cleanup). Now run your anti-virus/anti malware utilities. Free utilities like AVG, Spybot, and Malware Bytes are available online. You might also need Microsoft Malicious Software Removal tool.
If you think you have a virus or malware infection boot into safe mode. Here is how. Reboot your pc when your machine gets to the Windows start-up screen hit the f8 key. Your should be at the Windows Advanced Options Menu. From the list press the down arrow and select Safe Mode with Networking. While in Safe Mode run-disk cleanup(accessories-system tools-disk cleanup). Now run your anti-virus/anti malware utilities. Free utilities like AVG, Spybot, and Malware Bytes are available online. You might also need Microsoft Malicious Software Removal tool.
Repair Broken
Passwords
Generating a good password just takes a little thought. You don’t want be so
perplexing that you forget the password. Avoid single words. . Hackers crack
passwords using various strategies one of the most popular is the dictionary
attack. However, you want to use compound words coupled with numbers and
symbols. Use at least eight characters and avoid familiar things like names,
birthdays etc
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