Outlook 2010 is an improvement over previous versions of Outlook.  However, sometimes it will take a while to load when it is first opened, the first time you open it, depending on how many new emails it has detected in your inbox. Once Outlook 2010 is running, it will start sending/receiving information, which can be time consuming if you receive a large amount of new emails.

If you only need Outlook 2010 to perform quick tasks like sending an email, checking the schedule on the your calendar, finding contacts, or completing the to-do list, then you may prefer to run it in Offline Mode.

First, you go to Send/Receive tab and hit the Cancel All button. Once it has been cancelled, hit the Work Offline button. Now start using Outlook 2010 for the basic tasks.

A benefit of running Outlook 2010 in offline mode is when the email client hangs up due to large amount of data being sent and received.

Remember, If you have sent an email in offline mode, it won’t be sent unless you connect to the server again which can be done from within the same tab.

If  Work Offline is not visible, or greyed out in your Outlook 2010, you can fix this by  left clicking on the File tab, then left clicking Account Settings at the drop arrow, then left clicking on Account Settings (Add and remove  accounts …).

Click on the Change tab.

Put a check mark in the Use Cached Exchange Mode.

Then click Next.  Then click Finish.

You will need  to close down Outlook 2010  and restart Outlook 2010  to have the Work offline icon  be useable.

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