Microsoft Outlook is a great application for sending/receiving emails, managing tasks, contacts, calendar and organizing your files in folders for better access.
Gmail does allow you to add your account to Outlook without setting up two-factor authentication and using an app password, but you must turn on a setting that allows 'less secure apps' to connect to your account. We do not recommend this setting. We recommend turning on two-factor authentication and using an app password. Chances are that your inbox is full to its capacity, thus preventing Outlook from receiving emails. This is an effortless way to solve the “Outlook not downloading emails” issue. Open Outlook and do the following: 1. Open your Outlook inbox and begin deleting messages that you don’t need. If you use Outlook 2016 for Mac in more than one capacity, such as for your personal life and for work, you can set up Outlook to handle these different capacities by using profiles.A profile is associated with and stores a set of email messages, contacts, tasks, calendars, account settings, Scrapbook clips.
Since it comes as part of Office suite, it is but natural to expect other formats such as Word, Excel files to be easily accessible via Outlook. However, Outlook shows an error:
“Word experienced an error trying to open the file”
'Microsoft Outlook (Protected View) has stopped working'
“The file is corrupt and cannot be opened”
The prompt also asks you to try some suggestions:
Check the file permissions for the document or drive.
Make sure there are sufficient free memory and disk space.
Open the file with the Text Recovery converter.
Install Outlook or ensure any dialogue box on Outlook is closed.
These errors show up as Office trust settings prevent you from opening untrusted files.
Follow these steps to get rid of this error:
- Open Microsoft Word
- Go to File -> Options -> Trust Center.
- Now click on Trust Center Settings.
- Click Protected View in the left pane.
- Now uncheck the box: Enable Protected View for Outlook attachments.
- Click OK to save changes in Trust Center window.
- Click OK in Word Options.
Now close your Microsoft Word document and attempt to open an email with a Word document attachment.
You can repeat all the above steps in Microsoft Excel as well
If the problem still persists, it could be due to an incorrect registry entry for the preview handler.
Verify the result again after adding the correct registry entry.
- Press Windows +R to open Run window.
- Type regedit and hit Enter.
- Go to the following folder:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Microsoft Office ClickToRun REGISTRY MACHINE Software Microsoft Windows CurrentVersion Preview Handlers
- On the right pane, right-click on an empty space. Select New and click on String Value.
- Double click on a newly created string and enter these details:
Value Name: {84F66100-FF7C-4fb4-B0C0-02CD7FB668FE}
Value Date: Microsoft Word previewer
Repeat the procedure for Excel:
String: {00020827-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}
Value: Microsoft Excel Previewer
Note that it is important to back up the entire registry before any deletion or modification. Click to know more about different types of Outlook problems and solutions.
Also, know how to recover Word document on Mac if you have lost the file due to any reason.
Repair corrupt PST files using Remo Repair Outlook
- If the PST file is corrupted and you are unable to access any information, you can repair the file using Remo Repair Outlook software.
- All the steps on how to fix Outlook are given in simple steps to comprehend.
- One of the best things about the software is its non-destructive mechanism. The software reads the file, extracts contents from the file and then creates a new healthy file by fixing all the issues.
- Remo Repair Outlook helps you repair oversized PST files as well. If you accidentally deleted a folder on Outlook and looking for ways to recover it, Remo Repair Outlook has the best solution.
- The PST recovery tool works on password protected and compressed files as well. Remo Repair Outlook software works on all versions of Windows and Mac Operating systems.
Original KB number: 2876443
Symptoms
A user grants you Free/Busy permission to their calendar, but when you try to open that user's calendar in Microsoft Outlook 2016 for Mac or Outlook for Mac 2011, you receive the following error message:
Outlook cannot open the folder. You do not have permission to open this folder. Contact <user_name> for permission.
Cause
Outlook Doesn't Open In Mac
Outlook for Mac cannot open another user's calendar when the user's Calendar folder permission level is set to Free/Busy. This feature is available only in Outlook 2010 and Outlook 2013 for Windows.
Outlook On Mac
For more information, see Calendar permissions differences in Outlook 2007, Outlook 2010 and Outlook 2013.
Resolution
Outlook 2019 For Mac Will Not Open
To open a shared calendar in Outlook for Mac, the user must grant you permissions of Reviewer or higher. Or, you can view the user's Free/Busy information by creating a new meeting request and then adding that user in the Scheduling Assistant.