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Effective Email Inbox Organization



Course Outline:



Tools to Manage Current Messages

  • Using Flags with Due Dates for Follow Up
  • Managing Flagged Messages in Tasks
  • Creating a Follow Up Search Folder
  • Using Colors to Categorize
  • Viewing by Category
  • Adding View Filters


    • Tools to Manage New Messages

  • Setting Quick Clicks
  • Writing Rules


    • Tools to File Completed Messages

  • Creating Custom Folders
  • Planning a Folder Structure
  • Archiving Messages
  • Using AutoArchive
  • Dragging Emails to Calendar/Tasks/Contacts


    • Handouts:

    Effective_Email_Inbox_Organization_Haas.ppt (27 pages)

    Videos:


    Contributions from Fellow Staff

    Outlook_-_Eudora.doc
    Outlook_-_Email_Templates.doc





    last update April 1, 2008 -ei for kv