Get Rid Of Your Recent Searches In Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Outlook is one of the most popular email applications available. We depend on the same for sending and receiving email messages. Other than that, we also use it to maintain calendars, manage schedules, prepare address books, assign tasks and others. As you are aware, to search for something in Outlook, you may type the keyword in the search bar, which will help us find out what you were looking for. But if you had already done many searches, all the phrases that you have typed previously would come up. You might wish to get rid of the recent searches made from the search list. If you wish to remove the recent searches, you have to make some changes in the Outlook email setup and especially in the Registry Editor of Windows.

Let us see the instructions.

Instructions

• You need to click on Start button on your desktop and click Run. 
• Now type regedit and select OK button and this will open up the Windows Registry Editor. 
• You need to select the folder on the top that is labeled HKEY_CURRENT_USER. You need to select the + sign that you find next to the folder and this will expand at once. Move to Software> Microsoft>Office>---.o>Outlook. Here --- is the version of Outlook that you have installed on your system. 
• From the Registry folder of Outlook, you need to open Contact folder and then the QuickFindMRU folder. Now the registry value should be right clicked and after selecting the same, press Delete and when you receive a prompt to confirm, select OK. 
• On the Registry folder of Outlook, open Contact folder and then StripSearchMRU folder. Now the registry value should be right clicked and after selecting the same, press Delete and when you receive a prompt to confirm, select OK. 
• Now in the Outlook Registry folder, open folder Preferences. On the screen labeled LocationMRU, you need to right click the mouse after selecting it and select Delete and confirm the same. 
• In the Outlook Registry folder, open folder Office Finder. Now the registry value should be right clicked after selecting the label MRU and select the Delete button and confirm the same. If you find MRU3, the same process has to be repeated. 
• Close the Windows Registry Editor and this will delete the recent searches in Microsoft Outlook. 

By making such changes in the Outlook email setup, you can delete your search results in Outlook.

Setting Up Yahoo! Xtra Mail In Outlook

Yahoo Xtra mail is a New Zealand web portal that is a joint venture of the Telecom New Zealand and Yahoo. It was specifically developed for use of Telecom New Zealand customers. Follow the simple Outlook email setup instructions for configuring the Yahoo! Xtra mail in the Outlook application.

Instructions

• Launch the Microsoft Outlook program by clicking on its icon in the desktop or quick launch bar. 
• If you see the Outlook Startup wizard when the program starts, click on the Next button in the first page and again click on the Next button to start setting up a new email account. 
• If you do not see the startup wizard, then click on the Add Account option, found under the File menu in the Outlook application. 
• When the Auto account setup opens, select the option named Manual Setup or Additional server types found at the bottom of the setup box and then click on the Next button. 
• Now choose the email type as POP or IMAP and then click on the Next button. 
• Now under the User Information field, enter your name, email address, and select the account type as POP3. 
• Set the Incoming mail server as pop3.xtra.co.nz and the Outgoing mail server as send.xtra.co.nz. 
• Enter your username without its tail end and the password in the respective fields. 
• Now select the Remember Password option in the window for saving the login credentials. 
• Click on the Outgoing Server tab found under the More Settings option and then click on the option labeled My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication. 
• Also, select the option labeled Use same settings as my incoming mail server. 
• Enter the value 995 for Incoming mail server (POP3) and select the option This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL). 
• Also, enter the Outgoing mail server as 465. 
• Now click on the option named Leave a copy of messages on the server under Delivery for storing a copy of the messages sent from Outlook in the server. 
• Click on the Finish button for completing the process of configuring Yahoo! Xtra mail.

If you follow the simple instructions given above, you can successfully configure Yahoo Xtra mail in your Outlook client. If you experience any troubles while following the instructions, then feel free to contact the Outlook email setup help and support team.

How To Setup Gmail Through Microsoft Outlook

Setting up your Gmail account on Outlook is quite simple. All you need to do is follow the steps briefed below. This article will guide you and help you synchronize your Gmail account with the e-mail client, Microsoft Outlook.

Outlook Email setup instructions

• Launch the browser. Place the mouse pointer on the search tab and type “www.gmail.com”. Hit the Enter key to initiate the search.
• Place the mouse pointer in the text space next to the label that reads Username. Enter the username. Press the tab key to move the mouse pointer. Enter your password in the space next to the label Password. Hit the Enter key to log in to your Gmail account.
• After Gmail finishes loading, click on the Settings link placed on top of the page and click on the tab labeled Forwarding and POP.
• Click on the radio button next to the label that reads Enable POP for all mail. To custom set Gmail and to select what Gmail has to perform after reading each message, click on the label that reads When messages are accessed with POP. Now hit the Save Changes button to save your preferences and changes. 
• Open Microsoft Outlook application.
• Click on the Tools label. From the Tools dropdown, select the label E-mail accounts.
• Click on the Add a New E-mail account option.
• Hit Next.
• Now, select POP3 from the new window that appears. Enter your name into the text space next o the label Your Name. Similarly, enter your E-mail Address into the text box next to Email Address label. 
• Enter pop.gmail.com into the text box that reads Incoming Mail Server. Similarly, set your Outgoing Mail Server as smtp.gmail.com.
• Type your Gmail user name in the box labeled User Name. Now, place your mouse pointer in the text space that reads Password. Enter your password into the text box and place a tick mark in the box that reads Remember Password.
• Select the tab labeled Advanced.
• Set the Outgoing Server port number to 465.
• Similarly, set the Incoming Server port to 995.
• Hit OK to save the changes.
• Click on the link that reads Test Account Settings to test the connection. Hit the Next and then the Finish option to save the changes you have made.

Follow the instructions briefed above to set up Gmail on Microsoft Outlook. For more assistance and help on Outlook Email setup related queries, feel free to buzz us online or on our tech support number.