OL97: How to Add or Reset Outlook Shortcuts on OSB

ID: Q177428

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Outlook 97
Microsoft Office 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

If you customize the default Microsoft Outlook buttons on the Microsoft Office Shortcut Bar (OSB) and then want to reset them, remove and reinstall OSB, or manually recreate the shortcuts.

The purpose of this article is to descrbe how to recreate the Outlook shortcuts on the OSB if you are able to run Microsoft Office setup or not.

MORE INFORMATION

When you install Microsoft Office 97 with the OSB and Microsoft Outlook, the OSB will contains buttons to access folders in Outlook.

These shortcut buttons are added for Outlook:

   New Message
   New Appointment
   New Task
   New Contact
   New Journal Entry
   New Note
   Microsoft Outlook

NOTE: The Outlook button is not displayed on the OSB by default.

If you chose the default installation folder for Microsoft Office 97, then each of the shortcut buttons points to:

   C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Outlook.exe.

If you delete the OSB shortcuts for Outlook and want to reset to the default, the recommended method is to remove and reinstall OSB using Office Setup.

Using Setup to Reset the Outlook Shortcuts on OSB

To remove and reinstall OSB, follow these steps:

1. Right-click the control menu, and click Exit to close the OSB.

2. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control

   Panel.

3. Double-click Add/Remove Programs. On the Install/Uninstall tab click

   Microsoft Office 97, and then click Add/Remove to start Maintanance Mode
   Setup.

4. In the first Office Setup dialog box, click Add/Remove.

5. Click to select Office Tools, and then click Change Option. Clear the

   Microsoft Office Shortcut Bar check box, and then click OK.

6. Click Continue. When you are asked to confirm removing one component,

   click Yes. When the Setup program is finished, click OK.

Repeat steps 2-5 to re-install OSB, click to select the Microsoft Office Shortcut Bar check box to re-install it.

Determining Where a Shortcut Points

1. Right-click the shortcut and click Properties.

2. Click the Shortcut tab.

The path and filename is found in the Target box.

Adding the Outlook Shortcuts to OSB

To add the Outlook shortcuts to the OSB, follow these steps:

1. Click the control menu in the upper-left corner of the OSB, and

   click Customize.

2. On the Buttons tab, click to select Office in the Toolbar list and click

   Add File. In the Look In box, browse to the folder where Outlook.exe is
   located and click Add. The default location is:

      C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Outlook.exe

      NOTE: If you have installed Office to another location, use that
      location in these steps.

3. Click OK. This adds a shortcut button for Outlook to the OSB.

4. Right-click the new icon on the OSB and click Properties. On the

   Shortcut tab, click in the Target box and press the END key to move
   the cursor to the right end of the text. Press SPACEBAR to add a space
   and then type "/c IPM.NOTE" (without the quotation marks). When
   complete, the text should be similar to:

     C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Outlook.exe /c IPM.NOTE

5. If you have configured the Office Shortcut bar to display Tooltips, you

   can rename the Tooltip for your new icon by right-clicking it and
   then clicking Rename.

Repeat steps 1-5 using the information below for the Tooltip name and the switch to add after the path.

Tooltip name               Switch Added
------------               ------------
New Journal Entry          /c IPM.Activity
New Appointment            /c IPM.Appointment
New Task                   /c IPM.Task
New Note                   /c IPM.StickyNote

Changing Icons for the Outlook Shortcuts on the OSB

The previous steps changed the path and target of the OSB buttons for Outlook. The icons show a shortcut to Outlook rather than an Outlook folder.

To change the icons for the Outlook buttons on OSB, follow these steps:

1. Click the Start button, point to Programs and click Windows

   Explorer.

2. On the View menu, click Options. Click to select Show All Files and

   click OK.

3. Press F5 to refresh your screen. Right-click the icon you placed on

   the OSB and click Properties. On the Shortcut tab, click Change Icon.

4. Click Browse. In the Look In box, browse to the folder

   where Outllib.dll is located and click Open. The default path is:

      C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Outllib.dll

5. Click to select the desired icon from the list click OK and OK.

REFERENCES

For more information about the Office Shortcut Bar, follow these steps:

1. Click the control menu for the Office Shortcut Bar.

2. Click Contents and Index.

3. On the Contents tab, click "Working with the Office Shortcut Bar" and

   then click Open.

Additional query words: Off97

Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbhowto kbinfo

Last Reviewed: February 11, 1999