Installing Add-Ins and Third-Party Software

Outlook is a very powerful program, but sometimes it can use a little help. There are many Microsoft and third-party add-ins you can install to make your Outlook installation even more powerful. To install an add-in, use the following steps:

1. From within Outlook, select Tools, Options to display the Outlook Options dialog box.

2. Choose the Other tab and click the Advanced Options button.

3. Click the Add-In Manager button to display Figure A.7. The Add-In Manager displays a list of all currently available and installed add-ins. An add-in that is available but not installed does not have a check mark next to its name.

   Figure A.7. The Add-In Manager displays available and installed add-ins.

   

4. To install an add-in, click the Install button to display Figure A.8.

   Figure A.8. Choose from a list of available add-ins.

   

5. Select the add-in you want to install and click Open.

Figure A.8 lists the add-ins installed with Microsoft Outlook 2003. Table A.1 lists the add-ins by name and filename.

Table A.1. Add-In Names

Add-In	Filename
Delegate Access	Dlgstp.ecf
Exchange Extensions Commands	Outex.ecf
Exchange Extensions Property Pages	Outex2.ecf
Rules Wizard	Rwiz1.ecf
Deleted Item Recovery	Dumpster.ecf
Fax Extension	Faxext.ecf
Schedule + Support	Msspc.ecf
Windows CE Support	Pmailext.ecf
Server Scripting	Scrptxtn.ecf

You can download and install a wide variety of third-party add-ins.

For a list of Outlook resources and Web sites you can use to search for add-ins to help you boost your productivity, see "Outlook Resources," p. 929.