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Backup Outlook 2007
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Backup Outlook 2007
Microsoft Outlook is constantly undergoing changes, and with every new version, Microsoft tries its best, to bring in new and innovative features on Outlook. Outlook 2007 is one such version of Microsoft Outlook that is packed with many features absent in earlier versions of Outlook. Microsoft Outlook 2007 comes bundled along with the Microsoft Office 2007 suite. Some of the key and important features of Outlook 2007 can be summarized as follows,
- Managing daily activities: Outlook 2007 lets you manage all your day-to-day activities easily. You can easily schedule meetings, follow up on the flagged items which can be easily tracked using the To-Do Bar and easily integrate tasks on the calendar.
- Faster and better search options: Outlook 2007 also provides better search options to the user by making use of the same technology that has been used in Microsoft Windows. You can filter your search results by specifying your search criteria. Not only this, the results start appearing even before you have finished entering the search criteria.
- Sharing information made easy: Outlook 2007 lets you share your calendar in the form of a message. It lets you view calendar in overlay mode and also lets you export your pst file into PDF and XPS formats.
- Safety and Security of data: Outlook 2007 supports better management of email folders which is of great help in companies. You can also make use of the Trust center to configure the safety and security settings for Outlook 2007. You can make use of the Office diagnostics tool for detection and prevention of data. It also has better program recovery that helps prevent loss of data.
Though these advanced features are a big advantage of Outlook 2007, there are instances when Outlook data could get deleted or lost. To avoid loss of valuable data when Outlook gets corrupted, it is important that you make use of a good Outlook backup software. Migrate Outlook software lets you backup all your Outlook 2007 data in one single click. The software lets the user compress and password protect his backup file to save disk space and keep the backup data safe.
You can use the steps given below to backup Outlook 2007,
Step 1: Launch Migrate Outlook software either by double clicking the desktop icon, or selecting the icon from the Programs list in the Start menu.
When you run Migrate Outlook software, the main window is displayed, as shown in Figure a. Click on the Backup button.
Figure a: Main window
Step 2: Once you click the Backup button, the software opens the Create/Manage Profile window, as shown in Figure b. You can either select a previously existing profile, by selecting the Use an existing backup profile option, or, select the Create a new backup profile option to create a new profile for saving the backup data. After selecting the profile, click on the Next button
Figure b: Select Backup profile
Note: By default, the value in the Create a new backup profile field is given as SEB_Profile1. This value can be edited at your convenience.
Step 3: Clicking the Next button takes you to the Select Outlook items window. Here, you can select the items, whose backup has to be taken, by clicking on the checkbox, as shown in Figure c. After selecting the items, click on the Next button to proceed to the next step.
Figure c: Select Outlook items
Step 4: The next window that pops up is the Backup settings window as shown in Figure d. You can select from the various options provided on this window.
Figure d: Select backup Settings
Destination location- It lets you specify the complete path of the local drive, onto which, the data is to be saved. It also gives you an option to take backup of the data onto a CD/DVD.
Compression- The software lets you take backup of the data in a compressed form. It also lets you choose the compression ratio ranging from low to high.
Security- You can make your backup files more secure, by assigning it a password.
Splitting options- This option lets you split your backup file into smaller segments.
After you fill all the data on this window, click on the Next button, to proceed to the next step.
Step 5: Clicking the Next button, takes you to the Backup scheduler window as shown in Figure e. This window lets you schedule backup on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. It lets you specify the Start time, Start date and End date.
Figure e: Backup Scheduler window
It also provides space, for entering your windows login account information, to schedule the backup task. After filling all the details on this window, click on the Next button, to proceed to the next step.
Step 6: On clicking the Next button, the software displays the estimated backup file size, and the path of the destination drive, into which it is saving the data, as shown in Figure f. Verify the required size and backup file path, and click on the OK button, to proceed to the next step.
Figure f: Estimated Backup file size
Step 7: Once the Backup process is complete, a confirmation message is displayed. On clicking the OK button, a Backup summary is displayed, as shown in Figure j.
Figure g: Backup summary
