I often tell people that deleting email, especially large emails, is the best way to keep their mailbox under its size limit. But occasionally, people (myself included) delete an email or other Outlook item, then realize it was important. If you haven’t emptied your Deleted Items folder yet, then getting the item back is a breeze– just find it in the [...]
Tag archives for Outlook 2007
Out of Office Message Tips
This week Ben came across a great article about best practices for using the Out of Office messages. I recommend it for any of you who use Out of Office messages or who are considering it. 8 Tips for Using Outlook’s Out of Office Assistant When Ben sent me this article, I was shocked to [...]
Use the Notes Feature in Outlook
If you’re like me, your desk, monitor, and the rest of your office are covered in sticky notes. They remind me of things I need to do, processes, phone calls I need to respond to, and who does what in which office. They’re generally too short to warrant their own Word document, and anyway, they’d clutter up my Documents library. [...]
category: Outlook
Create a Distribution List/Contact Group in Outlook
A distribution list is one contact that contains email addresses for multiple people. In Outlook 2010, distribution lists have been re-named contact groups, but they’ve been called distribution lists for so long, I don’t expect that to change. Whatever you call them, they are great for tons of different reasons. Do you work on a [...]
Show in Groups in Microsoft Outlook
Sometimes on Friday, you really need to find that email someone sent you on Wednesday. But if you have a lot of email, scanning the date received column can be blinding. One day runs into another. The solution? Show in Groups. Show in Groups lumps your email in groups and adds a heading for each group. [...]
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The McCombs Technology Training Team helps UT Austin business students, faculty, and staff with their technology resources, and with Microsoft Office. The trainers are Holly Green and Ben Bond.
Jeff Hauger, a previous team member, contributed several blog posts.
