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Earlier this morning, one of my colleagues asked me if I knew what a particular icon meant in Outlook. I didn’t, but some googling turned up a full list of icons on Robert Sparnaaij’s How To-Outlook site<\/a>, which also features other Outlook hints, tips and downloads.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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