HowTo-Outlook

New Hotfixes have been released for Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2010.

Outlook 2007
This hotfix contains 12 fixes. A notable fix for Outlook 2007 is a fix regarding to printing monthly calendars and words being cut-off incorrectly and split over 2 lines.

For the full list of solved issues see KB2276479

Outlook 2010
This hotfix contains 9 fixes. A notable fix for Outlook 2010 is to solve an issue where the folder list to become unsorted and folder locations changing.

For the full list of solved issues see KB2281463

Language specific hotfixes
In addition to the language generic hotfix, the following language hotfixes have also been released;

KB2308912: Update for the German version of Outlook 2007 (de-de)
KB2266428: Update for the Danish version of Outlook 2010 (da-dk)
KB2345346: Update for the German version of Outlook 2010 (de-de)

Obtaining the hotfixes
Since these are hotfixes and not regular updates, you won’t be offered this update via Microsoft Update but will have to request it. You can do this at the information page of each hotfix.

If you are not (seriously) effected by any of these issues, it is recommended to wait for the next Service Pack or regular Rollup Update which will most likely contain all these fixes as well.

Service Pack 1 for Exchange 2010 is now available.

Aside from including all the updates up until Exchange 2010 Update Rollup 4, Service Pack 1 also contains various new functionalities including the often requested option to set the archive mailbox of a user to a different database than the main mailbox.

Download: Exchange 2010 Service Pack 1
View: Release Notes for Exchange Server 2010 SP1
View: What’s New in Exchange Server 2010 SP1

BlackBerry has released an updated version of their Desktop Software which also adds syncing support for Outlook 2010. This applies only to the 32-bit version of Outlook 2010 (and previous). Support for the 64-bit version is expected to be added later.

Download: BlackBerry Desktop Software 6.0
Download: Blackberry Desktop Software User Guide
View: Comparing Desktop Manager 5.0.1 and Desktop Software 6.0
View: BlackBerry 6: Inside the New BlackBerry Desktop Software v6.0

If you are not using a BlackBerry, take a look here for an overview of synching applications for some popular mobile phone brands.

New Junk E-mail Filter definitions have been made available for Outlook 2003, Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2010.

Download: Update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 Junk Email Filter (KB2279246)
Download: Update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Junk Email Filter (KB2279264)
Download: Update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2010 Junk Email Filter (KB982726)

If you have Windows Update configured to also update other Microsoft applications, then this update will also also be offered via Windows Update or has already been updated automatically for you.