Saving Time in Outlook

From timewaster to productivity booster: change the way you use Microsoft Outlook

Outlook is packed with great tools but there a few that can make a tremendous difference in your efficiency. With the automating features, tasks that you do on a regular basis that can take time will become simpler and faster.

Topics covered include:

• Using Quick Steps

• Creating reusable text, searches, and rules to automate things you do often.

• Using color, rules, and the task list to highlight and make email easier to manage and organize

This course is the first step in Mastering Outlook. You will be sure to want to find out more about Outlook can help you find more hours in your week!

Objectives. You will be able to:

• Save time and use fewer clicks with Quick Steps and drag-and-drop techniques.

• Streamline productivity with reusable text for your emails.

• Use color to draw attention to items that require immediate attention or special treatment.

• Set up a daily task list directly from your email

• Create rules to automatically manage repetitive emails.

• Use Advanced Search and create Search Folders for searches you use often.

Target Audience: People who have a basic knowledge of Microsoft Outlook and want to be more productive and efficient.

Course Goal: By the end of this course, you will be able to use Outlook to automate and categorize communication tasks.