Advanced Outlook Settings
To view or change the setting TntMPD uses for Outlook, click on the Tools
menu, then click on Sync with Outlook, then click on Settings for Sync
with Outlook. See Figure 1.
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Figure 1. Sync with Outlook Settings
TntMPD will by default import and sync from Outlook's default contacts,
tasks, and calendar folder using the default profile. To change the
Outlook profile that is used, you can either select it from the drop down list,
or just type it in. To change the folder used for contacts, tasks or
calendar, just click on the corresponding button (with an ellipsis) and you will
be prompted. You can also just type in the full path of the folder to use.
MAPI Enhancements
The Use MAPI Enhancements option provides two benefits:
- Analysis phase is much faster
- Rich text notes can be imported from Outlook contacts.
MAPI is a technology built into Microsoft Windows to allow email programs to
be more compatible. TntMPD can use MAPI to communicate with Outlook as an
alternative to the interface provided by the Outlook program itself.
Because the Outlook program is just a layer between TntMPD and MAPI, it is
usually much faster to use MAPI directly when possible. Sometimes it is
not possible to communicate with MAPI. Because of this TntMPD has two
parallel paths in code to accommodate either method for many speed critical
tasks. Besides speed improvements, MAPI has an additional method for
reading the rich text notes found in Outlook contacts. Without MAPI, the
notes are imported as plain text.
If MAPI Enhancements are not available, TntMPD should automatically detect
this and work around it. It should automatically uncheck Use MAPI
Enhancements, and use the slower method. When MAPI Enhancements are not
working, most of the time this is because Microsoft Outlook is not assigned as
the E-mail program for Microsoft Internet Explorer. See Figure 2.
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Figure 2. Internet Properties for Microsoft
Internet Explorer.
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