Rod Trent over at MyITForum.com recently posted a great fact sheet that gives details on the top 13 things you can do to speed up Microsoft Outlook. I'll list his tips below, but if you want more details surf on over to http://myitforum.com/cs2/files/folders/proddocs/entry117364.aspx and pick up the two-pager.

• Tip 1: Delete attachments
• Tip 2: Split emails into Archives
• Tip 3: Disable unessential Add-ins in Outlook 2007
• Tip 4: No need for fax? Ditch it!
• Tip 5: Enable Outlook 2007 logging to see if anything is going wrong
• Tip 6: Compact your PST data files often
• Tip 7: Optimise your Exchange settings
• Tip 8: Stop Outlook 2007 storing RSS information from IE7
• Tip 9: Run the Outlook 2007 Diagnostics check
• Tip 10: Update your Rules and Alerts
• Tip 11: Scan and repair your PST file
• Tip 12: Run Outlook 2007 in safe mode
• Tip 13: Download the latest patches from Microsoft