Category: Email

Determine If Distribution Group is Being Used in 365 Exchange

“What distribution groups are in use?” and “How many emails are sent to a specific distribution group per month?” are common questions I receive with 365 Exchange or Exchange.  Unfortunately, there is nothing built in that tracks how many emails on sent to a distribution group.  However we can use Get-MessageTrace to count the number …

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Search for Emails in a 365 User’s Mailbox

EDIT: Search-Mailbox has been deprecated as of April 2020 in 365.  Please see my updated post that about using Compliance Search instead! Overview Often times, my posts are influenced by the questions of others in IT forums.  The other day, an IT pro asked “How can I retrieve emails a 365 user sent to a certain …

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Mail Merge with Attachment

There is not native way to add an attachment when doing an mail merge in Microsoft Office (Outlook/Word/Excel).  However, there are 3rd party apps that allow you to add attachments when doing a mail merge, but these programs usually cost $.  If you’re like me and don’t want to spend money on an application you’ll …

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