Daily Tip:
Outlook's Junk Email Options
Being the most efficient multitasker in the office usually comes down to
setting the right priorities. Some people simply don't have time to sift
through an inbox teeming with spam. On the other hand, dreadful consequences
could arise if an important client's email winds up in Outlook's Junk E-mail
folder. Outlook lets you modify your junk email options according to the
level of vigilance you demand.
Outlook's junk email filter is automatically set to Low; to change this
setting, open the Tools menu and select Options. Under the Preferences tab,
click the Junk E-mail button. In the Junk E-mail Options dialog box, you can
choose from the following levels of security: No Automatic Filtering, Low,
High, and Safe Lists Only.
As its name suggests, the No Automatic Filtering option will not block any
spam. Microsoft only recommends disabling the Junk E-mail filter if your
mail server already uses an effective third-party spam blocking utility. The
Low setting will typically only filter the most blatant spam, but the High
setting may occasionally catch emails from legitimate senders. Safe Lists
Only is the most restrictive filter. If you select this option, Outlook lets
through only emails from people in your Contacts folder and those you
specified under the Safe Senders and Safe Recipients lists.
To maintain a high level of spam filtering while allowing important emails
to pass through, set the Junk E-mail filter to High and periodically check
your Junk E-mail folder. When you find an email that isn't spam, right-click
the message and point to Junk E-mail. Click Mark As Not Junk, which opens
the Mark As Not Junk dialog box. When you select The Always Trust Email From
checkbox, Outlook adds the sender's email address to your Safe Senders list.
Click OK to finish.
Daily Term:
ligature
A combination character used with some fonts when two regular characters
appear next to each other and bump against each other. For example, a
publisher may replace the letters ff with a ligature that connects the short
line in the middle of the characters.
David Ferrin
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