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I graduated in June 2013 with a bachelors in Information Technology: Systems Analysis. I currently work at a medical center where I am their database and systems administrator. Some current games that I play are Diablo 3, Never Winter, Path of Exile, League of Legends (not as often as I would like), Star Craft, and the sims.
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Retrieve Deleted Items From Exchange Server

This post is based off of the assumption that your exchange server holds old emails for an entire month. Below are the directions to retrieve old emails off of the server in Outlook 2010.

1. Open up outlook.

2. Click on the folder you would like to restore deleted items to. For this example, I will be using my inbox.

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3. Click on the folder tab.

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4. Click on the icon with the label “Recover Deleted Items”.

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5. Select the deleted messages you would like to recover from the recover deleted items pop up window.

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6. After selecting your messages, click on the recover deleted items icon (see image below).

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7. Now look through the folder you selected to verify these messages have been restored. If successful, then you should be able to find them with ease.

Header image by Nikita Kashner

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Creating New Folders In Microsoft Office 2010

Method One

  1. Open up outlook.
  2. Right click on your inbox.
  3. Select “New Folder…” from the drop down Menu

    New Folder Option
    New Folder Option
  4. Name the new folder and select a location for this folder.

    Naming and Setting the Location of Your New Folder
    Naming and Setting the Location of Your New Folder
  5. Click on “Ok” once you have named your new folder and selected the folder location.
  6. Locate and verify your new folder was successfully created.

    Test Folder
    Test Folder

Method Two

  1. Open up outlook.
  2. Click on “Folder” from the ribbon bar.

    Folder Tab
    Folder Tab
  3. Click on the folder icon with the label “New Folder”.

    Select Create New Folder Icon
    Select Create New Folder Icon
  4. Name the new folder and select a location for this folder.

    Naming and Setting the Location of Your New Folder
    Naming and Setting the Location of Your New Folder
  5. Click on “Ok” once you have named your new folder and selected the folder location.
  6. Locate and verify your new folder was successfully created.

    Test Folder
    Test Folder
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How To Find Your Computer’s Name in Windows Xp and Windows 7

Windows XP

  1. Click on Start.

    XP Start Button
    XP Start Button
  2. Locate “My Computer,” on the right side of the start menu.

    My Computer
    My Computer
  3. Right click on my computer.
  4. Select properties from the drop down menu.

    Properties Option
    Properties Option
  5. A new windows should pop up called “System”. Under the tab “Computer name” you will find your computer’s name.
    Tab - Computer Name
    Tab – Computer Name

    Computer Name Location
    Computer Name Location

Windows 7

  1. Click on Start.

    Windows 7 Start Menu
    Windows 7 Start Menu
  2. Locate “Computer,” on the right side of the start menu.

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    Computer Location In Start Menu
  3. Right click on computer.
  4. Select properties from the drop down menu.

    Properties Option
    Properties Option
  5. A new windows should pop up called “System”. Under the heading “Computer name, domain, and work group settings” you will find your computer’s name.

    Computer Name Location
    Computer Name Location