Set Hyperlinks to Open in Outlook

If you want to ensure that hyperlinks in your emails open in your system's default web browser directly from Microsoft Outlook, follow these steps:

Open Outlook Options:

  • Launch Microsoft Outlook.
  • Click on the File tab in the top-left corner of the Outlook window.
 
  • Select Options from the list on the side of the screen to open the Outlook Options dialog box.
 

Navigate to Advanced Options:

Removing Saved Email Addresses from Outlook

When you want to add recipients to an Outlook email message, you can select the ToCc, and Bcc buttons to choose a recipient from your contacts or manually type the address. If you type the address in the ToCc, or Bcc boxes, you'll notice that Outlook provides suggestions as you type. These suggestions are stored in the Auto-Complete List.

Out of Office Replies

The holidays are here, and unlike your colleagues, you've saved your vacation hours. When they're emailing you about some lab inspection or another, you'll be sitting in front of a fire, drinking eggnog, and letting Office 365's Out of Office Assistant tell them that you've got better things to worry about.

Set Up Rules and Replies for Shared Mailbox

Overview

If you have Full Access to a shared mailbox, there are a few quick steps you can take to keep it organized. Adding rules and setting automatic replies to a shared mailbox is very similar to the process for an individual mailbox. The main difference is finding the mailbox settings to do it!

Request access to a shared mailbox with the Access Modification Form found on the Administrative IT website https://adminit.ucdavis.edu/desktop-support/forms

Phishing FAQs

"Phishing" (pronounced "fishing") refers to a form of fraud that attempts to acquire sensitive information (usually your username, also called login or loginID, and passphrase/passphrase). There are many variations, but the most obvious characteristic of a phishing message is that it instructs you to provide sensitive information either by replying to the message, or by clicking on a link and entering the information on a web page.