Outlook tweaks
Security
Using VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) scripts or third-party applications to automatically send emails or access emails in Outlook can lead to security warning popups which have to be manually confirmed. Enable Auto-confirm Outlook security warning messages options to have Bells & Whistles automatically confirm the security warnings.
Note
Enable Auto-confirm Outlook security warning messages option only when using trusted scripts or third-party applications.
Send again
To easily resend an email enable Show Send Again options on Sent Items option. When browsing a Sent Items folder the Bells & Whistles toolbar will show these buttons: Send Again and Edit and Send Again. Use Send Again to resend the selected email without making any changes. Edit and Send Again opens a copy of the selected email in editor allowing you to make changes before sending the email. Send Again and Edit and Send Again are also available in the context menu displayed after right-clicking an email in Sent Items folders.
Unread messages
Emails still unread after a number of days can be automatically marked as read by enabling Mark unread messages as read if they are X days old. In the dropdown list labeled Process unread messages every set to process the unread emails each: hour, day, week or month. Bells & Whistles can search for unread emails in All message folders or you can selected the folders where to search by enabling Selected message folders option. Enable Include subfolders to automatically include all subfolders of the selected folders.
Note
To avoid unnecessary background processing when searching for unread email it's highly recommended to select only the folders that can contain unread emails.
Email to task
Enable email to task controls wether the option Email to task will be included in the context menu displayed when right-clicking on an email. Email to task creates a new task with the content of the selected email. The task start date is automatically set to the selected email date when the option Use email date as task start date is enabled.
Reminders
Reminders containing specific keywords can be automatically dismissed by enabling Automatically dismiss reminders containing these keywords. The entries in the keywords list have to be separated with semicolons.
Blocked attachments
Outlook blocks automatically executable, script or other types of files that can cause damage to your data. The list of blocked attachments can be extended by using Add button. The file extension must start with a . character. After typing the file extension press Enter key to confirm the entry. To remove one or more entries select them and click Remove button. Use Default button to restore the list to its original content. Changes to the blocked attachments list can be prevented by setting a password.